dementen

[deˈmɛntn̩]

/[deˈmɛntn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“dementen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,843 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,843
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement

Corpus desk

Index DE-dementen · dementen · German

dementen · rank #77,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,843
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH demente

Nearest frequency peer: demente (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “dementen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “dementen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for dementen
PropertyValue
Headworddementen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deˈmɛntn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dementen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dementen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dementen is uncommon German at frequency #77,843 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deˈmɛntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

dementen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 dementen, spelled D-E-M-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dementen"?
"dementen" is spelled D-E-M-E-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈmɛntn̩].
What does "dementen" mean?
As an adjective, "dementen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dement
How do you pronounce "dementen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dementen" is [deˈmɛntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dementen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deichsel#77,840Deponien#77,846divinity#77,863crusader#77,822
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list