Which to use
“démon” and “demy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,814
- “démon” frequency rank
- #40,209
- “demy” frequency rank
- 47023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démon | demy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Génie, esprit ou divinité, bon ou mauvais. | Récipiendaire d'une bourse d'études au Magdalen College de l'université d'Oxford. |
Letter map: démon vs demy
Shared letters muted; letters that set démon and demy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - démon / demy
démon and demy are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47023, 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\. demy is at rank #40,209, tagged as anoun.
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 47023, this pair ranks #190,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démon vs demy
Shared letters: dm. Private to "démon": noé. Private to "demy": ey.
"démon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "demy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demy ← ddemy · demmy · demyy · deym · dmey · edmy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démon" and "demy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démon" vs "demy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "démon" vs "demy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "démon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démon" and "demy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demy vs dray". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #190,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.