Which to use
“démontage” is a noun and “démontre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,794
- “démontage” frequency rank
- #5,752
- “démontre” frequency rank
- 38546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démontage | démontre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de démonter, de désassembler. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démontrer. |
Where the eye mixes démontage and démontre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démontage runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against démontre's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démontage and démontre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démontage is \de.mɔ̃.taʒ\ while démontre is \de.mɔ̃tʁ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démontage is recorded at frequency rank #32,794, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.taʒ\. démontre is at rank #5,752, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃tʁ\.
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 38546, this pair ranks #254,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démontage vs démontre
Shared letters: demnoté. Private to "démontage": ag. Private to "démontre": r.
"démontage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "démontre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démontage" and "démontre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "démontage" or "démontre" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démontage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démontre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démontage" and "démontre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démontage vs démontée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #254,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.