Which to use
“démuni” and “démunis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,304
- “démuni” frequency rank
- #16,605
- “démunis” frequency rank
- 58909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démuni | démunis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est privé de ressources de quelque genre que ce soit. | Masculin pluriel de démuni. |
Same sound, different letters: démuni vs démunis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. démuni runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against démunis's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - démuni and démunis
This is the hard kind. démuni and démunis are pronounced identically (\de.my.ni\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démuni” sits inside “démunis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démuni is recorded at frequency rank #42,304, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.my.ni\. démunis is at rank #16,605, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.my.ni\.
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 58909, this pair ranks #106,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démuni vs démunis
Shared letters: dimnué. Private to "démuni": -. Private to "démunis": s.
"démuni" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "démunis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démuni" and "démunis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démuni" vs "démunis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "démuni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démunis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démuni" and "démunis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démuni vs démunies". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.