Which to use
“demy” and “dray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,209
- “demy” frequency rank
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- 89814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demy | dray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récipiendaire d'une bourse d'études au Magdalen College de l'université d'Oxford. | Charrette. |
Letter map: demy vs dray
Shared letters muted; letters that set demy and dray apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. demy (CVCV) and dray (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on demy vs dray
demy and dray are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demy is recorded at frequency rank #40,209, classified as anoun. dray is at rank #49,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɹeɪ\.
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 89814, this pair ranks #5,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demy vs dray
Shared letters: dy. Private to "demy": em. Private to "dray": ar.
"demy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "demy" vs "dray" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "demy" and "dray". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "demy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demy" and "dray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAF vs dray". 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 #5,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.