demonstrieren

[demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]

/[demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“demonstrieren” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,525 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#6,525
frequency rank, German
13
letters
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas exemplarisch vorführen, zeigen

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)

Where “demonstrieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). demonstrieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for demonstrieren is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [demɔnˈstʁiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,525 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “demonstrieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [demɔnˈstʁiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “demonstriert” - see the side-by-side comparison. demonstrieren vs demonstriert
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list