demanded

/dɪˈmændɪd/

//dɪˈmændɪd// verb

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"demanded" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“demanded” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,874
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of demand

Corpus desk

Index EN-demanded · demanded · English

demanded · rank #5,874 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,874
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH delta

Nearest frequency peer: delta (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “demanded”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “demanded” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

demanded vs demands
75% similar
demanded vs depended
75% similar
demanded vs deranged
75% similar

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

Key facts for demanded
PropertyValue
Headworddemanded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈmændɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,874
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “demanded”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).demandedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “delta” (#5,873), “dive” (#5,875), “deer” (#5,872). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “demanded” is #5,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around demanded (IPA /dɪˈmændɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,874 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of demand".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for demanded, with forms such as "ddemanded", "deamnded", and "demadned". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "demands", "depended", "deranged", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is demanded, spelled D-E-M-A-N-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of demand

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemanded
  • deamnded
  • demadned
  • demandde
  • demandded
  • demandedd
  • demanedd
  • demannded
  • demmanded
  • demnaded
  • dmeanded
  • edmanded

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demanded - 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.

ddemanded1deamnded2demadned2demandde2demandded1demandedd1demanedd2demannded1
Edit distance from "demanded"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demanded"?
"demanded" is spelled D-E-M-A-N-D-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈmændɪd/.
What does "demanded" mean?
As a verb, "demanded" means: simple past and past participle of demand
What words are commonly confused with "demanded"?
"demanded" is commonly confused with "demands", "depended", "deranged". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demanded"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demanded" is /dɪˈmændɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demanded" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demanded", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list