demotivieren
[demotiˈviːʁən]
The verdict
“demotivieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden dazu bringen, dass er seinen Antrieb, seine Motivation zu etwas ganz oder teilweise verliert
Corpus desk
Index DE-demotivieren · demotivieren · German
demotivieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | demotivieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [demotiˈviːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „demotivieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
demotivieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [demotiˈviːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for demotivieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is demotivieren, spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden dazu bringen, dass er seinen Antrieb, seine Motivation zu etwas ganz oder teilweise verliert
- 2die bedeutungsmäßige Durchschaubarkeit einer sprachlichen Konstruktion, besonders die eines Wortes, verlieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demotivieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die wirtschaftliche Lage demotiviert viele Menschen bei ihrer Arbeit.
In der Redewendung „mit Kind und Kegel" steckt ein nicht mehr gebräuchliches Wort „Kegel“ mit der Bedeutung „uneheliches Kind“; dieses Wort ist also für Sprecher des Deutschen heute demotiviert.
This word in other languages
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.