démontrentvsdémontrerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,366
“démontrent” frequency rank
#4,752
“démontrer” frequency rank
18118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démontrent démontrer
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de démontrer. Prouver d’une manière évidente et convaincante.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
démontrent
9 ch
démontrer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. démontrent (\de.mɔ̃tʁ\) 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 18118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

démontrent is recorded at frequency rank #13,366, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃tʁ\. 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 18118, this pair ranks #379,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of démontrent vs démontrer

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

"démontrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC  ·  "démontrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

démontrent#13,366
démontrer#4,752

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démontrent" and "démontrer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.mɔ̃tʁ\ versus \de.mɔ̃.tʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "démontrent" or "démontrer"?
"démontrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,752 in our French list, against #13,366 for "démontrent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démontrent vs démontrer

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list