démoli vs démolis, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#21,297
“démoli” frequency rank: #35,912
“démolis” frequency rank: 57209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	démoli	démolis
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de démolir.	Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de démolir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démoli and démolis apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

démoli

7 ch

démolis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. démoli and démolis 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 “démolis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57209, 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\. démolis is at rank #35,912, 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 57209, this pair ranks #116,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of démoli vs démolis

Shared letters: dilmoé. Private to "démoli": -. Private to "démolis": s.

"démoli" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "démolis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

démoli#21,297

démolis#35,912

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démoli" and "démolis" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\de.mɔ.li\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "démoli" or "démolis"?

"démoli" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,297 in our French list, against #35,912 for "démolis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démoli vs démolis

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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