Which to use
“démographie” is a noun and “démographique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,955
- “démographie” frequency rank
- #8,232
- “démographique” frequency rank
- 21187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démographie | démographique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étude statistique de la population. | Relatif à la démographie. |
Where the eye mixes démographie and démographique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. démographie runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVV) against démographique's 13 (CVCVCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démographie and démographique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démographie is \de.mɔ.ɡʁa.fi\ while démographique is \de.mɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démographie is recorded at frequency rank #12,955, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. démographique is at rank #8,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.
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 21187, this pair ranks #364,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démographie vs démographique
Shared letters: adeghimopré. Private to "démographie": -. Private to "démographique": qu.
"démographie" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV · "démographique" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démographie" and "démographique" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démographie" vs "démographique" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démographie" and "démographique" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démographie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démographique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démographie" and "démographique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démographique vs démographiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.