demnächst

/[ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]/ adv

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,644

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

demnächst is anGermanadv. It means: in nächster Zeit, in Kürze Pronounced [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]. It ranks #3,644 in German word frequency. Often confused with demnach.

Key facts for demnächst
PropertyValue
Headworddemnächst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,644
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for demnächst is 9 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,644 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in nächster Zeit, in Kürze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for demnächst, with forms such as "ddemnächst", "demmnächst", and "demncähst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "demnach", 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 demnächst, spelled D-E-M-N-Ä-C-H-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in nächster Zeit, in Kürze

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddemnächst,demmnächst,demncähst,demnnächst,demnäcchst,demnächhst,demnächsst,demnächstt,demnächts,demnäcsht,demnähcst,demänchst,denmächst,dmenächst,edmnächst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for demnächst

Misspelling Variants of "demnächst"

ddemnächst10demmnächst10demncähst9demnnächst10demnäcchst10demnächhst10demnächsst10demnächstt10
Misspelling Variants of "demnächst"

Frequency rank: #3,644 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demnächst"?
"demnächst" is spelled D-E-M-N-Ä-C-H-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst].
What does "demnächst" mean?
As an adv, "demnächst" means: in nächster Zeit, in Kürze
What words are commonly confused with "demnächst"?
"demnächst" is commonly confused with "demnach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demnächst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demnächst" is [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demnächst" come from?
"demnächst" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.