Which to use
“démos” and “duos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- #25,286
- “duos” frequency rank
- 64053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démos | duos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démo. | Pluriel de duo. |
Where the eye mixes démos and duos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. démos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against duos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démos with duos
A purely visual mix-up. démos (\de.mo\) and duos (\dɥo\) 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 64053, 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\. duos is at rank #25,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɥo\.
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 64053, this pair ranks #78,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démos vs duos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "démos": mé. Private to "duos": u.
"démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duos ← dduos · dous · duoss · duso · udos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démos" and "duos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démos" vs "duos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démos" and "duos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #78,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.