Which to use
“démontée” is an adjective and “démontrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,730
- “démontée” frequency rank
- #4,752
- “démontrer” frequency rank
- 45482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démontée | démontrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démonté. | Prouver d’une manière évidente et convaincante. |
Where the eye mixes démontée and démontrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démontée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against démontrer's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démontée with démontrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démontée is \de.mɔ̃.te\ while démontrer is \de.mɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45482, 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\. 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 45482, this pair ranks #202,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démontée vs démontrer
Shared letters: demnoté. Private to "démontée": -. Private to "démontrer": r.
"démontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démontrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démontée" for "démontrer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "démontée" or "démontrer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démontée" and "démontrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démontée" 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 #202,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démontée" and "démontrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démontée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.