demisemiquaver
/ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)/
"demisemiquaver" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demisemiquaver” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demisemiquaver |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demisemiquaver” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demisemiquaver is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.".
demisemiquaver has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From demi- + semiquaver. The correct English form is demisemiquaver, spelled D-E-M-I-S-E-M-I-Q-U-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
Etymology
From demi- + semiquaver.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “demisemiquaver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-I-S-E-M-I-Q-U-A-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.