dämonisieren
[dɛmoniˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“dämonisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so beschreiben und behandeln, als ob etwas oder jemand etwas Schreckliches (ein Dämon) wäre
Corpus desk
Index DE-damonisieren · dämonisieren · German
dämonisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dämonisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dɛmoniˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dämonisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dämonisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɛmoniˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so beschreiben und behandeln, als ob etwas oder jemand etwas Schreckliches (ein Dämon) wäre".
dämonisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dämonisieren, spelled D-Ä-M-O-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1so beschreiben und behandeln, als ob etwas oder jemand etwas Schreckliches (ein Dämon) wäre
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dämonisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Karl der Kühne wird in diesen Texten fast ausnahmslos negativ dargestellt, als grausamer Tyrann. Man dämonisierte ihn als »Türk im occident«.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.