demnach

/[ˈdeːmˈnaːx]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,239

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

demnach is anGermanadv. It means: eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also Pronounced [ˈdeːmˈnaːx]. It ranks #2,239 in German word frequency. Often confused with dennoch and demnächst.

Key facts for demnach
PropertyValue
Headworddemnach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈdeːmˈnaːx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,239
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of demnach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for demnach is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdeːmˈnaːx]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,239 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for demnach, with forms such as "ddemnach", "demanch", and "demmnach". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dennoch", "demnächst", "danach", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is demnach, spelled D-E-M-N-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddemnach,demanch,demmnach,demnacch,demnachh,demnahc,demncah,demnnach,denmach,dmenach,edmnach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for demnach

Misspelling Variants of "demnach"

ddemnach8demanch7demmnach8demnacch8demnachh8demnahc7demncah7demnnach8
Misspelling Variants of "demnach"

Frequency rank: #2,239 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demnach"?
"demnach" is spelled D-E-M-N-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːmˈnaːx].
What does "demnach" mean?
As an adv, "demnach" means: eine Schlussfolgerung einleitend; nach dem vorher Gesagten, folglich, also
What words are commonly confused with "demnach"?
"demnach" is commonly confused with "dennoch", "demnächst", "danach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demnach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demnach" is [ˈdeːmˈnaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demnach" come from?
"demnach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.