démolievsdémonteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,999
“démolie” frequency rank
#24,949
“démonte” frequency rank
59948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démolie démonte
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de démolir. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter.

Where the eye mixes démolie and démonte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démolie (CVCVCVV) and démonte (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
démolie
7 ch
démonte

Look-alike desk: démolie vs démonte

A purely visual mix-up. démolie (\de.mɔ.li\) and démonte (\de.mɔ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59948, 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\. démonte is at rank #24,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃t\.

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 59948, this pair ranks #100,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of démolie vs démonte

Shared letters: demoé. Private to "démolie": il. Private to "démonte": nt.

"démolie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démolie" and "démonte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.mɔ.li\ versus \de.mɔ̃t\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "démolie" vs "démonte" - which ranks higher?
"démonte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,949 in our French list, against #34,999 for "démolie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "démolie" and "démonte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "démolie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "démonte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "démolie" and "démonte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolie vs démolit". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #100,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list