demark

/diːˈmɑɹk/

//diːˈmɑɹk// verb

"demark" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“demark” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To demarcate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-demark · demark · English

demark · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for demark
PropertyValue
Headworddemark
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/diːˈmɑɹk/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “demark” in English

demarksits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demark is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /diːˈmɑɹk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To demarcate.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for demark in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march. The correct English form is demark, spelled D-E-M-A-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    To demarcate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The book's three sections: "An Accidental Childhood," "A Feminine Age," and "The Wider Sphere Of Reference" — demark the familial, social and personal landscapes which Strouse carefully maps out.

Etymology

From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demark"?
"demark" is spelled D-E-M-A-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is /diːˈmɑɹk/.
What does "demark" mean?
As a verb, "demark" means: To demarcate.
How do you pronounce "demark"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demark" is /diːˈmɑɹk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "demark"?
From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list