Which to use
“démolis” is a verb and “démons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,912
- “démolis” frequency rank
- #7,817
- “démons” frequency rank
- 43729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démolis | démons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de démolir. | Pluriel de démon. |
Where the eye mixes démolis and démons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démolis runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against démons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démolis with démons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démolis is \de.mɔ.li\ while démons is \de.mɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démolis is recorded at frequency rank #35,912, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.li\. démons is at rank #7,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃\.
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 43729, this pair ranks #215,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démolis vs démons
Shared letters: dmosé. Private to "démolis": il. Private to "démons": n.
"démolis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "démons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démolis" for "démons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "démolis" or "démons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "démolis" and "démons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démolis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démolis" and "démons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolis vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.