Demut

/[ˈdeːmuːt]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,852

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Demut is aGermannoun. It means: vor allem religiös geprägte Geisteshaltung, bei der sich der Mensch in Erkenntnis der eigenen Unvollkommenheit dem göttlichen Willen unterwirft Pronounced [ˈdeːmuːt]. Often confused with det and deu.

Key facts for Demut
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdeːmuːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,852
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Demut in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Demut is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdeːmuːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,852 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Demut, with forms such as "ddemut", "demmut", and "demtu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "det", "deu", "Deut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Demut, spelled D-E-M-U-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor allem religiös geprägte Geisteshaltung, bei der sich der Mensch in Erkenntnis der eigenen Unvollkommenheit dem göttlichen Willen unterwirft
  2. 2
    das Zurückzunehmen der eigenen Interessen gegenüber einer höheren Macht oder gegenüber einer Gemeinschaft

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddemut,demmut,demtu,demutt,deumt,dmeut,edmut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Demut

Misspelling Variants of "Demut"

ddemut6demmut6demtu5demutt6deumt5dmeut5edmut5
Misspelling Variants of "Demut"

Frequency rank: #17,852 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Demut"?
"Demut" is spelled D-E-M-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːmuːt].
What does "Demut" mean?
As a noun, "Demut" means: vor allem religiös geprägte Geisteshaltung, bei der sich der Mensch in Erkenntnis der eigenen Unvollkommenheit dem göttlichen Willen unterwirft
What words are commonly confused with "Demut"?
"Demut" is commonly confused with "det", "deu", "Deut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Demut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demut" is [ˈdeːmuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demut" come from?
"Demut" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.