dement
/dəˈmɛnt/verb
dement is spelled D-E-M-E-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dement means “To make (someone) demented; to drive mad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dement?
| Letters | 6: D-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dement?
Dement appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 dement?
- UK /dɪˈmɛnt/
- US /dəˈmɛnt/
- US /diˈmɛnt/
Dement has 2 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)-Vealhurl-dement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dement?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dement from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dement
- more dement comparative
- most dement superlative
- dements present, singular, he/she/it
- dementing participle, present
- demented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make (someone) demented; to drive mad.
- 2
To show signs of dementia; to develop dementia.
adjective
- 1
archaicDemented.
noun
- 1
archaicSomeone afflicted with dementia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).