Which to use
“démontée” is an adjective and “démonter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,730
- “démontée” frequency rank
- #13,365
- “démonter” frequency rank
- 54095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démontée | démonter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démonté. | Arrêter le mouvement d’un mécanisme, qui a ensuite besoin d’être remonté. |
Same sound, different letters: démontée vs démonter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - démontée / démonter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: démontée and démonter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.mɔ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démontée is recorded at frequency rank #40,730, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.te\. 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 54095, this pair ranks #136,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démontée vs démonter
Shared letters: demnoté. Private to "démontée": -. Private to "démonter": r.
"démontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démontée" for "démonter" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "démontée" or "démonter" show up more?
What to do next
"démontée" and "démonter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "démontée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démonter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démontée" and "démonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démontée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #136,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.