demonstrate

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The verdict

“demonstrate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeigen, demonstrieren, darstellen, vorführen, vorzeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-demonstrate · demonstrate · German

demonstrate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for demonstrate
PropertyValue
Headworddemonstrate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „demonstrate“ im Deutschen

demonstrateliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demonstrate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

demonstrate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is demonstrate, spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeigen, demonstrieren, darstellen, vorführen, vorzeigen
  2. 2
    beweisen, nachweisen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demonstrate"?
"demonstrate" is spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "demonstrate" mean?
As a verb, "demonstrate" means: zeigen, demonstrieren, darstellen, vorführen, vorzeigen
How do you pronounce "demonstrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demonstrate" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demonstrate" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list