demovsdomiConfusable pair

Which to use

“demo” and “domi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,775
“demo” frequency rank
#48,452
“domi” frequency rank
81227
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demo domi
Definition Démo, démonstration. Pluriel de dom.

Where the eye mixes demo and domi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. demo and domi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
demo
4 ch
domi

Visual trap between demo and domi

A purely visual mix-up. demo (\ˈdɛm.əʊ\) and domi (\ˈdo.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demo is recorded at frequency rank #32,775, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛm.əʊ\. domi is at rank #48,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdo.mi\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 81227, this pair ranks #19,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demo vs domi

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "demo": e. Private to "domi": i.

"demo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "domi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demo ← ddemo · demmo · deom · dmeo · edmo
  • domi ← ddomi · dmoi · doim · dommi · odmi

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demo" and "domi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ˈdɛm.əʊ\ versus \ˈdo.mi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "demo" vs "domi" - which ranks higher?
"demo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,775 in our French list, against #48,452 for "domi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demo" and "domi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs domi". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #19,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list