Demografie
[ˌdemoɡʁaˈfiː]
The verdict
“Demografie” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,524 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,524
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beschreibung der wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Bevölkerungsbewegung und ihr Ergebnis
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 | Demografie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdemoɡʁaˈfiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Demografie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Demografie is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdemoɡʁaˈfiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,524 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Demografie, with forms such as "ddemografie", "demgorafie", and "demmografie". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Demokratie", "Demographie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Demografie, spelled D-E-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-E.
Definition
- 1Beschreibung der wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Bevölkerungsbewegung und ihr Ergebnis
- 2Bevölkerungswissenschaft
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddemografie,demgorafie,demmografie,demogarfie,demoggrafie,demografei,demograffie,demograife,demogrfaie,demogrrafie,demorgafie,deomgrafie,dmeografie,edmografie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Demografie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Demografie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdemoɡʁaˈfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Demokratie” - see the side-by-side comparison. Demografie vs Demokratie
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.