Which to use
“démos” is a noun and “déposa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- #36,819
- “déposa” frequency rank
- 75586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démos | déposa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démo. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes démos and déposa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. démos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against déposa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démos vs déposa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démos is \de.mo\ while déposa is \de.pɔ.za\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démos is recorded at frequency rank #38,767, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mo\. déposa is at rank #36,819, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.za\.
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 75586, this pair ranks #33,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démos vs déposa
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "démos": m. Private to "déposa": ap.
"démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "déposa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démos" and "déposa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démos" vs "déposa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démos" and "déposa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démos" and "déposa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.