démontevsdémonterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“démonte” and “démonter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,949
“démonte” frequency rank
#13,365
“démonter” frequency rank
38314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démonte démonter
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. Arrêter le mouvement d’un mécanisme, qui a ensuite besoin d’être remonté.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
démonte
8 ch
démonter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. démonte (\de.mɔ̃t\) and démonter (\de.mɔ̃.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “démonte” sits inside “démonter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38314, 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\. démonter is at rank #13,365, tagged as averb, 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 38314, this pair ranks #256,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of démonte vs démonter

Shared letters: demnoté. Private to "démonte": -. Private to "démonter": r.

"démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "démonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

démonte#24,949
démonter#13,365

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démonte" and "démonter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.mɔ̃t\ versus \de.mɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "démonte" or "démonter"?
"démonter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,365 in our French list, against #24,949 for "démonte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démonte vs démonter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • 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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list