Demagogen

[demaˈɡoːɡn̩]

/[demaˈɡoːɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Demagogen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,607 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,607
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Demagoge

Corpus desk

Index DE-demagogen · Demagogen · German

Demagogen · rank #53,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,607
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Denkfehler

Nearest frequency peer: Denkfehler (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Demagogen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Demagogen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Demagogen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemagogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[demaˈɡoːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Demagogen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Demagogenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Denkfehler“ (#53,608), „degeneriert“ (#53,605), „Designern“ (#53,609). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Demagogen“ bei #53,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Demagogen is uncommon German at frequency #53,607 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [demaˈɡoːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Demagogen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Demagogen, spelled D-E-M-A-G-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Demagoge
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Demagoge
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Demagoge
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Demagoge
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Demagoge
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Demagoge
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Demagoge

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Demagogen"?
"Demagogen" is spelled D-E-M-A-G-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [demaˈɡoːɡn̩].
What does "Demagogen" mean?
As a noun, "Demagogen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Demagoge
How do you pronounce "Demagogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demagogen" is [demaˈɡoːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demagogen" come from?
"Demagogen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Demagogen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list