Demagogie

[demaɡoˈɡiː]

/[demaɡoˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Demagogie” is uncommon German (frequency #96,832 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,832
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volksaufwiegelung, Volksverführung, politische Hetze

Corpus desk

Index DE-demagogie · Demagogie · German

Demagogie · rank #96,832 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,832
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dehydriert

Nearest frequency peer: dehydriert (-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 „Demagogie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Demagogie
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemagogie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[demaɡoˈɡiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Demagogie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Demagogiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dehydriert“ (#96,831), „demographischer“ (#96,833), „dera“ (#96,835). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Demagogie“ bei #96,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Demagogie is uncommon German at frequency #96,832 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [demaɡoˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Volksaufwiegelung, Volksverführung, politische Hetze".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Demagogie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Demagogie, spelled D-E-M-A-G-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volksaufwiegelung, Volksverführung, politische Hetze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Demagogie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seine Rede war wieder die reinste Demagogie.
  2. „Demagogie hat in Afrika noch nie eine große Rolle gespielt, solange es nur darum ging, Reden zu schwingen.“

Synonyms

AufwieglungVolksverführungVolksverhetzung

This word in other languages

demagogy(English)demagogia(Español)démagogie(Français)

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 "Demagogie"?
"Demagogie" is spelled D-E-M-A-G-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [demaɡoˈɡiː].
What does "Demagogie" mean?
As a noun, "Demagogie" means: Volksaufwiegelung, Volksverführung, politische Hetze
How do you pronounce "Demagogie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demagogie" is [demaɡoˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demagogie" come from?
"Demagogie" 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 "Demagogie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dauerndes#96,825Dordrecht#96,856Ehebruchs#96,881einfielen#96,887

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list