demnächst
[ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]
The verdict
“demnächst” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,644
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in nächster Zeit, in Kürze
Corpus desk
Index DE-demnachst · demnächst · German
demnächst · rank #3,644 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #3,644
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH branche
Nearest frequency peer: branche (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “demnächst”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Bereiche
Bereiche
96,360 corpus weight
- Box
Box
96,359 corpus weight
- branche
branche
96,358 corpus weight
- demnächst
demnächst
96,357 corpus weight
- don
don
96,356 corpus weight
- durchs
durchs
96,355 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “demnächst” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demnächst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “demnächst” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around demnächst (IPA [ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,644 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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 of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "demnach", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is demnächst, spelled D-E-M-N-Ä-C-H-S-T.
Definition
- 1in nächster Zeit, in Kürze
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demnächst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute stören mich die neuen Nachbarn nicht. Aber wenn hier demnächst viel gefeiert wird, dann lernen die mich kennen!
"Diese Stadt will und wird in Kultur investieren." Ein zeitlos schöner Satz des Bürgermeisters, an den man Ole von Beust - demnächst womöglich noch öfter, als er jetzt ahnt - von nun an immer wieder erinnern kann.
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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demnächst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demnächst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "demnach". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,644 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
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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.