Which to use
“démonter” and “dérouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,365
- “démonter” frequency rank
- #46,729
- “dérouter” frequency rank
- 60094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démonter | dérouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrêter le mouvement d’un mécanisme, qui a ensuite besoin d’être remonté. | Égarer quelqu’un de sa route. |
Where the eye mixes démonter and dérouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démonter (CVCVCCVC) and dérouter (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: démonter vs dérouter
A purely visual mix-up. démonter (\de.mɔ̃.te\) and dérouter (\de.ʁu.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 60094, 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\. dérouter is at rank #46,729, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.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 60094, this pair ranks #99,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démonter vs dérouter
Shared letters: deorté. Private to "démonter": mn. Private to "dérouter": u.
"démonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dérouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démonter" and "dérouter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démonter" vs "dérouter" - which ranks higher?
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 "dérouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démonter" and "dérouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.