démontevsdémontéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: démonte is a verb, démontée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“démonte” is a verb and “démontée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,949
“démonte” frequency rank
#40,730
“démontée” frequency rank
65679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démonte démontée
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. Féminin singulier de démonté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démonte and démontée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
démonte
8 ch
démontée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

démonte and démontée form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

démonte is recorded at frequency rank #24,949, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃t\. démontée is at rank #40,730, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.te\.

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 65679, this pair ranks #71,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Frequency comparison

démonte#24,949
démontée#40,730

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démonte" and "démontée" be used interchangeably?
No, "démonte" and "démontée" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering démonte vs démontée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “démonte”; for an adjective, it's “démontée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “démonte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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