Demission

[demɪˈsi̯oːn]

/[demɪˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Demission” is uncommon German (frequency #88,803 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,803
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der freiwillige Rücktritt eines Amtsträgers oder einer Regierung; heute teilweise auch bei Rücktritten von Wirtschaftsmanagern verwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-demission · Demission · German

Demission · rank #88,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,803
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH demenzkranken

Nearest frequency peer: demenzkranken (-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 „Demission“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Demission
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[demɪˈsi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Demission“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Demissionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „demenzkranken“ (#88,802), „dengue“ (#88,804), „delight“ (#88,801). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Demission“ bei #88,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Demission is uncommon German at frequency #88,803 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [demɪˈsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Premierminister hat die Demission der Regierung angenommen.
  2. „Hoffmann rührt sich; er protestiert im Namen der Gerechtigkeit und Legalität, weigert sich, sich korrumpieren zu lassen und reicht schließlich seine Demission als Mitglied der Untersuchungskommission ein.“

Synonyms

RücktrittAbdankungAmtsniederlegungEntlassung

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dadaismus#88,786Dachrinne#88,785dorischen#88,823Drogerien#88,825

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list