dement

[deˈmɛnt]

/[deˈmɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“dement” is uncommon German (frequency #66,118 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,118
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Demenz leidend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dement · dement · German

dement · rank #66,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,118
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dekonstruktion

Nearest frequency peer: Dekonstruktion (-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 „dement“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dement
PropertyValue
Headworddement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deˈmɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dement“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dementfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dekonstruktion“ (#66,117), „Diagrammen“ (#66,119), „Debütroman“ (#66,116). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dement“ bei #66,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dement is uncommon German at frequency #66,118 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deˈmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Demenz leidend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dement, spelled D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Demenz leidend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Vermisste ist zum Teil desorientiert und leicht dement, hieß es weiter.“
  2. Im Alter dement zu werden, seine Freunde und Angehörigen nicht mehr zu erkennen, auf Pflege angewiesen zu sein - davor fürchten sich viele Menschen.

Synonyms

demenzkrank

This word in other languages

demented(English)

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 "dement"?
"dement" is spelled D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈmɛnt].
What does "dement" mean?
As an adjective, "dement" means: an Demenz leidend
How do you pronounce "dement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dement" is [deˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dement" come from?
"dement" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Distel#66,123divide#66,124Dolche#66,125Céline#66,105

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list