Which to use
“démolie” and “démolir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,999
- “démolie” frequency rank
- #15,861
- “démolir” frequency rank
- 50860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démolie | démolir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de démolir. | Abattre un bâtiment, une construction. |
Where the eye mixes démolie and démolir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démolie (CVCVCVV) and démolir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: démolie vs démolir
A purely visual mix-up. démolie (\de.mɔ.li\) and démolir (\de.mɔ.liʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “démolie” becomes r in “démolir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démolie is recorded at frequency rank #34,999, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.li\. démolir is at rank #15,861, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.liʁ\.
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 50860, this pair ranks #159,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démolie vs démolir
Shared letters: dilmoé. Private to "démolie": e. Private to "démolir": r.
"démolie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "démolir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démolie" for "démolir" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "démolie" or "démolir" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démolie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démolir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démolie" and "démolir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolie vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #159,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.