Which to use
“démolir” and “démolis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,861
- “démolir” frequency rank
- #35,912
- “démolis” frequency rank
- 51773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démolir | démolis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abattre un bâtiment, une construction. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de démolir. |
Where the eye mixes démolir and démolis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démolir and démolis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between démolir and démolis
A purely visual mix-up. démolir (\de.mɔ.liʁ\) and démolis (\de.mɔ.li\) 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 - r in “démolir” becomes s in “démolis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démolir is recorded at frequency rank #15,861, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.liʁ\. 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 51773, this pair ranks #152,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démolir vs démolis
Shared letters: dilmoé. Private to "démolir": r. Private to "démolis": s.
"démolir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "démolis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démolir" and "démolis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démolir" vs "démolis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démolir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démolis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démolir" and "démolis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolis vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.