# Demos vs dess

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Demos
*noun · IPA [ˈdeːmɔs] · frequency rank #8,189*
altgriechischer Stadtstaat

### dess
*unknown · IPA [ˈdɛ̝sː] · frequency rank #48,817*
3. Person Utrum Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens den

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/demos-vs-dess