Which to use
“démodé” is an adjective and “démolie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,998
- “démodé” frequency rank
- #34,999
- “démolie” frequency rank
- 69997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démodé | démolie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a cessé d’être à la mode. | Participe passé féminin singulier de démolir. |
Where the eye mixes démodé and démolie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. démodé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against démolie's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démodé vs démolie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démodé is \de.mɔ.de\ while démolie is \de.mɔ.li\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démodé is recorded at frequency rank #34,998, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ.de\. démolie is at rank #34,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.li\.
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 69997, this pair ranks #53,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démodé vs démolie
Shared letters: dmoé. Private to "démodé": -. Private to "démolie": eil.
"démodé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "démolie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démodé" and "démolie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démodé" vs "démolie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démodé" and "démolie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démodé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démolie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démodé" and "démolie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolie vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.