Which to use
“démon” and “démos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,814
- “démon” frequency rank
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- 45581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démon | démos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Génie, esprit ou divinité, bon ou mauvais. | Pluriel de démo. |
Where the eye mixes démon and démos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. démon and démos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: démon vs démos
A purely visual mix-up. démon (\de.mɔ̃\) and démos (\de.mo\) 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 - n in “démon” becomes s in “démos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démon is recorded at frequency rank #6,814, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃\. démos is at rank #38,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mo\.
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 45581, this pair ranks #201,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démon vs démos
Shared letters: dmoé. Private to "démon": n. Private to "démos": s.
"démon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démon" for "démos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "démon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démon" and "démos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #201,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.