demagogic
adjective
demagogic is spelled D-E-M-A-G-O-G-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demagogic means “Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demagogic?
| Letters | 9: D-E-M-A-G-O-G-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is demagogic?
Demagogic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce demagogic?
- US
Demagogic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-demagogic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of demagogic
- more demagogic comparative
- most demagogic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demagogic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demagogic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démagogique |
| German | demagogisch |
| Portuguese | demagógico |
| Spanish | demagógico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demagogic come from?
Borrowed from French démagogique, equivalent to demagogue + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).