démontéevsdéportéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,730
“démontée” frequency rank
#47,306
“déportée” frequency rank
88036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démontée déportée
Definition Féminin singulier de démonté. Féminin singulier de déporté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démontée and déportée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
démontée
8 ch
déportée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. démontée (\de.mɔ̃.te\) and déportée (\de.pɔʁ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88036, 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\. déportée is at rank #47,306, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.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 88036, this pair ranks #7,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of démontée vs déportée

Shared letters: deoté. Private to "démontée": mn. Private to "déportée": pr.

"démontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "déportée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

démontée#40,730
déportée#47,306

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démontée" and "déportée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.mɔ̃.te\ versus \de.pɔʁ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "démontée" or "déportée"?
"démontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,730 in our French list, against #47,306 for "déportée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démontée vs déportée

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 “démontée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list