demonstrieren

[demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]

/[demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“demonstrieren” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,525
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas exemplarisch vorführen, zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-demonstrieren · demonstrieren · German

demonstrieren · rank #6,525 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,525
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DAT

Nearest frequency peer: DAT (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „demonstrieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „demonstrieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

demonstrieren vs demonstriert
85% similar
demonstrieren vs demonstrierte
85% similar
demonstrieren vs demonstrierten
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for demonstrieren
PropertyValue
Headworddemonstrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#6,525
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „demonstrieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).demonstrierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DAT“ (#6,524), „deutlicher“ (#6,526), „Dankeschön“ (#6,523). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „demonstrieren“ bei #6,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around demonstrieren (IPA [demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,525 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for demonstrieren, with forms such as "ddemonstrieren", "demmonstrieren", and "demnostrieren". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "demonstriert", "demonstrierte", "demonstrierten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is demonstrieren, spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas exemplarisch vorführen, zeigen
  2. 2
    etwas zur Schau stellen, seine Haltung / die Bedeutung von etwas deutlich aufzeigen
  3. 3
    seine politische Meinung öffentlich in Form einer Demonstration kundtun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how demonstrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich werde den Vorgang einmal demonstrieren.
  2. „Dann demonstriert der Meister die Gehirnschale eines Selbstmörders.“

Synonyms

vorführenveranschaulichenbekunden

This word in other languages

demonstrate(English)demostrar(Español)démontrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemonstrieren
  • demmonstrieren
  • demnostrieren
  • demonnstrieren
  • demonsrtieren
  • demonsstrieren
  • demonstireren
  • demonstreiren
  • demonstrieern
  • demonstrierenn
  • demonstrierne
  • demonstrierren
  • demonstrireen
  • demonstrrieren
  • demonsttrieren
  • demontsrieren
  • demosntrieren
  • deomnstrieren
  • dmeonstrieren
  • edmonstrieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demonstrieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddemonstrieren1demmonstrieren1demnostrieren2demonnstrieren1demonsrtieren2demonsstrieren1demonstireren2demonstreiren2
Edit distance from "demonstrieren"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demonstrieren"?
"demonstrieren" is spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [demɔnˈstʁiːʁən].
What does "demonstrieren" mean?
As a verb, "demonstrieren" means: etwas exemplarisch vorführen, zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "demonstrieren"?
"demonstrieren" is commonly confused with "demonstriert", "demonstrierte", "demonstrierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demonstrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demonstrieren" is [demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demonstrieren" come from?
"demonstrieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demonstrieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gegeneinander#6,538zwischendurch#6,495rechtfertigen#6,583stattgefunden#6,597

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Durcheinander20 variantsdurchgesetzt20 variantsbeeindruckend20 variantselektronische20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list