Demenz
German, noun/deˈmɛnt͡s/
Demenz is spelled D-E-M-E-N-Z (6 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demenz is a German feminine noun meaning “dementia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlust kognitiver Fähigkeiten, zum Beispiel des Gedächtnisses, der Orientierung, der Handlungsfähigkeit, der…”.
What does Demenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedementia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verlust kognitiver Fähigkeiten, zum Beispiel des Gedächtnisses, der Orientierung, der Handlungsfähigkeit, der Emotion, der Motivation oder der Sprache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Demenz
- Demenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Demenz?
- /deˈmɛnt͡s/
- [deˈmɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Demenz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Demenz in German?
Demenz appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).