Which to use
“démoli” and “démolie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,297
- “démoli” frequency rank
- #34,999
- “démolie” frequency rank
- 56296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démoli | démolie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de démolir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de démolir. |
Same sound, different letters: démoli vs démolie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. démoli 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.
Same sound, different spelling - démoli / démolie
This is the hard kind. démoli and démolie are pronounced identically (\de.mɔ.li\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démoli” sits inside “démolie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démoli is recorded at frequency rank #21,297, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.li\. 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 56296, this pair ranks #121,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démoli vs démolie
Shared letters: dilmoé. Private to "démoli": -. Private to "démolie": e.
"démoli" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "démolie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"démoli" and "démolie" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "démoli" 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 #121,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démoli" and "démolie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolie vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #121,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.