démontevsDumontWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: démonte is a verb, Dumont is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#24,949
“démonte” frequency rank
#13,157
“Dumont” frequency rank
38106
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démonte Dumont
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. Nom de famille.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démonte and Dumont apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
démonte
6 ch
Dumont

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démonte is \de.mɔ̃t\ while Dumont is \dy.mɔ̃\. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38106, 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\. Dumont is at rank #13,157, tagged as aname, pronounced \dy.mɔ̃\.

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 38106, this pair ranks #257,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of démonte vs Dumont

Shared letters: dmnot. Private to "démonte": . Private to "Dumont": u.

"démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Dumont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dumontddumont · dmuont · dummont · dumnot · dumonnt · dumontt · dumotn · duomnt

Frequency comparison

démonte#24,949
Dumont#13,157

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démonte" and "Dumont" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "démonte" is a verb and "Dumont" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "démonte" or "Dumont"?
"Dumont" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,157 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 Dumont

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “démonte”; for a name, it's “Dumont”.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list