Demos

[ˈdeːmɔs]

/[ˈdeːmɔs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Demos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,189
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altgriechischer Stadtstaat

Corpus desk

Index DE-demos · Demos · German

Demos · rank #8,189 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,189
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deckel

Nearest frequency peer: Deckel (-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 „Demos“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Demos“ 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).

Demos vs des
40% similar
Demos vs dos
40% similar
Demos vs deo
40% similar

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

Key facts for Demos
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdeːmɔs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,189
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Demos“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Deckel“ (#8,188), „deuten“ (#8,190), „Bäcker“ (#8,187). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Demos“ bei #8,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Demos (IPA [ˈdeːmɔs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,189 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Demos, with forms such as "ddemos", "demmos", and "demoss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "dos", "deo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Demos, spelled D-E-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    altgriechischer Stadtstaat
  2. 2
    kleinste griechische Verwaltungseinheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Demos setzt sich aus denen zusammen, die durch die Souveränität des Volkes über sich selbst herrschen.

This word in other languages

deme(English)demo(Español)dème(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemos
  • demmos
  • demoss
  • demso
  • deoms
  • dmeos
  • edmos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Demos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddemos1demmos1demoss1demso2deoms2dmeos2edmos2
Edit distance from "Demos"

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 "Demos"?
"Demos" is spelled D-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːmɔs].
What does "Demos" mean?
As a noun, "Demos" means: altgriechischer Stadtstaat
What words are commonly confused with "Demos"?
"Demos" is commonly confused with "des", "dos", "deo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Demos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demos" is [ˈdeːmɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demos" come from?
"Demos" 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 "Demos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

final#8,205Altar#8,164Grimm#8,214agent#8,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gönnen7 variantshuman7 variantsultra7 variantsKommune7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list