Which to use
“démos” and “dépose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- #7,431
- “dépose” frequency rank
- 46198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démos | dépose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démo. | Action d’enlever ce qui était posé. |
Where the eye mixes démos and dépose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. démos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dépose's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démos with dépose
A purely visual mix-up. démos (\de.mo\) and dépose (\de.poz\) 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 46198, 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\. dépose is at rank #7,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.poz\.
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 46198, this pair ranks #196,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démos vs dépose
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "démos": m. Private to "dépose": ep.
"démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démos" for "dépose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démos" vs "dépose" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "démos" and "dépose" 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 "dépose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démos" and "dépose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #196,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.