Which to use
“démons” and “démos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,817
- “démons” frequency rank
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- 46584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démons | démos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démon. | Pluriel de démo. |
Where the eye mixes démons and démos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démons runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against démos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démons and démos
A purely visual mix-up. démons (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démons is recorded at frequency rank #7,817, 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 46584, this pair ranks #193,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démons vs démos
Shared letters: dmosé. Private to "démons": n. Private to "démos": -.
"démons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démons" and "démos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "démons" or "démos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démons" 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 #193,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démons" and "démos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #193,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.