demeaning
adjective, verb
demeaning is spelled D-E-M-E-A-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demeaning means “Degrading; that degrades” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demeaning?
| Letters | 9: D-E-M-E-A-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 demeaning?
Demeaning appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 demeaning?
Demeaning has 3 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).
Forms of demeaning
- more demeaning comparative
- most demeaning superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demeaning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Degrading; that degrades.
demeaning job
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of demean
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demeaning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that degrades:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dégradant, avilissant |
| German | erniedrigend, herabsetzend |
| Portuguese | degradante |
| Spanish | degradante, denigrante, humillante |
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.