Which to use
“démonte” and “démontrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,949
- “démonte” frequency rank
- #4,752
- “démontrer” frequency rank
- 29701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démonte | démontrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. | Prouver d’une manière évidente et convaincante. |
Where the eye mixes démonte and démontrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démonte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démontrer's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démonte and démontrer
A purely visual mix-up. démonte (\de.mɔ̃t\) and démontrer (\de.mɔ̃.tʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29701, 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\. démontrer is at rank #4,752, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 29701, this pair ranks #315,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démonte vs démontrer
Shared letters: demnoté. Private to "démonte": -. Private to "démontrer": r.
"démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démontrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démonte" and "démontrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "démonte" or "démontrer" 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 "démonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démontrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démonte" and "démontrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs démonte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.