Which to use
“démonter” and “démontrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,365
- “démonter” frequency rank
- #4,752
- “démontrer” frequency rank
- 18117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démonter | démontrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrêter le mouvement d’un mécanisme, qui a ensuite besoin d’être remonté. | Prouver d’une manière évidente et convaincante. |
Where the eye mixes démonter and démontrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. démonter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against démontrer's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démonter vs démontrer
A purely visual mix-up. démonter (\de.mɔ̃.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démonter is recorded at frequency rank #13,365, classified as averb, 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 18117, this pair ranks #379,906 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démonter vs démontrer
Shared letters: demnorté. Private to "démonter": -. Private to "démontrer": -.
"démonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "démontrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démonter" for "démontrer" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "démonter" 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 #379,906 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démonter" and "démontrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démonter vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,906 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.