démontréevsdémontrerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: démontrée is a adjective, démontrer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“démontrée” is an adjective and “démontrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,558
“démontrée” frequency rank
#4,752
“démontrer” frequency rank
29310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démontrée démontrer
Definition Féminin singulier de démontré. Prouver d’une manière évidente et convaincante.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démontrée and démontrer apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
démontrée
9 ch
démontrer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: démontrée and démontrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.mɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 29310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

démontrée is recorded at frequency rank #24,558, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 29310, this pair ranks #317,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of démontrée vs démontrer

Shared letters: demnorté. Private to "démontrée": -. Private to "démontrer": -.

"démontrée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVV  ·  "démontrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

démontrée#24,558
démontrer#4,752

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démontrée" and "démontrer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "démontrée" is an adjective and "démontrer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "démontrée" or "démontrer"?
"démontrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,752 in our French list, against #24,558 for "démontrée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démontrée vs démontrer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “démontrée”; for a verb, it's “démontrer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “démontrée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list