dement
/dɪˈmɛnt/
"dement" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dement” is an uncommon English word, ranked #98,009 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #98,009
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Demented.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈmɛnt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dement” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dement is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈmɛnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #98,009 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Demented.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”). The correct English form is dement, spelled D-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Demented.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”).
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.
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Using “dement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈmɛnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.