Which to use
“démolir” and “démolit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,861
- “démolir” frequency rank
- #49,617
- “démolit” frequency rank
- 65478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démolir | démolit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abattre un bâtiment, une construction. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de démolir. |
Where the eye mixes démolir and démolit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démolir and démolit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses démolir with démolit
A purely visual mix-up. démolir (\de.mɔ.liʁ\) and démolit (\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 t in “démolit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65478, 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\. démolit is at rank #49,617, 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 65478, this pair ranks #72,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démolir vs démolit
Shared letters: dilmoé. Private to "démolir": r. Private to "démolit": t.
"démolir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "démolit" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démolir" for "démolit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démolir" vs "démolit" - 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 "démolit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démolir" and "démolit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolis vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.