Demission

Name: Demission, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[demɪˈsi̯oːn]

/[demɪˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Demission” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,803 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,803
frequency rank, German: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der freiwillige Rücktritt eines Amtsträgers oder einer Regierung; heute teilweise auch bei Rücktritten von Wirtschaftsmanagern verwendet

Key facts for Demission
Property	Value
Headword	Demission
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[demɪˈsi̯oːn]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#88,803
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Demission” 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). Demission lands here:

#88,803

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Demission is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [demɪˈsi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,803 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Demission in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Demission, spelled D-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

1
der freiwillige Rücktritt eines Amtsträgers oder einer Regierung; heute teilweise auch bei Rücktritten von Wirtschaftsmanagern verwendet
2
das angeordnete oder erzwungene Niederlegen eines Amtes

Synonyms

Rücktritt Abdankung Amtsniederlegung Entlassung

This word in other languages

demission(English)démission(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 "Demission"?

"Demission" is spelled D-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [demɪˈsi̯oːn].

What does "Demission" mean?

As a noun, "Demission" means: der freiwillige Rücktritt eines Amtsträgers oder einer Regierung; heute teilweise auch bei Rücktritten von Wirtschaftsmanagern verwendet

How do you pronounce "Demission"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demission" is [demɪˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Demission" come from?

"Demission" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Demission”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [demɪˈsi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.