Which to use
“Demo” is a noun and “des” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,880
- “Demo” frequency rank
- #23
- “des” frequency rank
- 3903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Demo | des |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demonstration, ein öffentlicher Auftritt von Personen zur Meinungsäußerung | [1] Genitiv Singular von der und das |
Where the eye mixes Demo and des
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Demo vs des
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Demo is [ˈdeːmo] while des is [dɛs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Demo is recorded at frequency rank #3,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeːmo]. des is at rank #23, tagged as adet, pronounced [dɛs].
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 3903, this pair ranks #1,999,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Demo vs des
Shared letters: de. Private to "Demo": mo. Private to "des": s.
"Demo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "des" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Demo ← ddemo · demmo · deom · dmeo · edmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Demo" and "des" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Demo" vs "des" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Demo" and "des" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Demo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "des" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Demo" and "des" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Demo vs dess". 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 #1,999,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.