Demerit
[demeˈʁiːt]
The verdict
“Demerit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein straffällig gewordener Geistlicher, der sein Amt nicht mehr ausführen kann
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Index DE-demerit · Demerit · German
Demerit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Demerit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [demeˈʁiːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Demerit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Demerit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [demeˈʁiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein straffällig gewordener Geistlicher, der sein Amt nicht mehr ausführen kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Demerit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Demerit, spelled D-E-M-E-R-I-T.
Definition
- 1ein straffällig gewordener Geistlicher, der sein Amt nicht mehr ausführen kann
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.