demnach
German, adverb/ˌdeːmˈnaːx/
demnach is spelled D-E-M-N-A-C-H (7 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demnach is a German adverb meaning “therefore, consequently (describing the reasoning process of the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also”.
What does demnach mean in English?
adverb
- 1
therefore, consequently (describing the reasoning process of the speaker)
- 2
according to it (when indirectly quoting the claims of a source)
- 3
obsoleteafterwards, after
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce demnach?
- /ˌdeːmˈnaːx/
- /ˈdeːmˌnaːx/
- [ˈdeːmˈnaːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to demnach
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is demnach in German?
demnach appears 37 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).