Demonstrativum
[demɔnstʁaˈtiːvʊm]
The verdict
“Demonstrativum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein auf jemanden oder etwas hinweisendes Pronomen
Corpus desk
Index DE-demonstrativum · Demonstrativum · German
Demonstrativum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Demonstrativum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [demɔnstʁaˈtiːvʊm] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Demonstrativum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Demonstrativum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [demɔnstʁaˈtiːvʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein auf jemanden oder etwas hinweisendes Pronomen".
Demonstrativum has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Demonstrativum, spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-U-M.
Definition
- 1ein auf jemanden oder etwas hinweisendes Pronomen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Demonstrativum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Der" und "dieser" in Sätzen wie "Der ist aber sehr krank." und "Dieser ist aber hübscher." sind Demonstrativa.
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