Which to use
“démos” and “dépôt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- #3,136
- “dépôt” frequency rank
- 41903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démos | dépôt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démo. | Action de déposer, de placer une chose en quelque endroit, ou de remettre, de confier une chose à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes démos and dépôt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. démos and dépôt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between démos and dépôt
A purely visual mix-up. démos (\de.mo\) and dépôt (\de.po\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41903, 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\. dépôt is at rank #3,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.po\.
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 41903, this pair ranks #229,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démos vs dépôt
Shared letters: dé. Private to "démos": mos. Private to "dépôt": ptô.
"démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dépôt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démos" and "dépôt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "démos" or "dépôt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "démos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démos" and "dépôt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.