démodé
/ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/
"demode" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“démodé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outdated, old-fashioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demode · démodé · English
démodé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | démodé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “démodé” in English
Rare enough to double-check
démodé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Outdated, old-fashioned.".
démodé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French démodé. The correct English form is démodé, spelled D-É-M-O-D-É.
Definition
- 1Outdated, old-fashioned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how démodé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If, in the foregoing rapid summary, it has not always been possible to speak with uniform gravity, it is that, to-day, the main issue of Cecilia’s story has become—as the author’s own Captain Aresby would now have said—a little démodé.
“And the Vicar's wife too. Dear, all this is weeks and weeks old; I suppose it has only just reached the Vicarage. Do let us be up-to-date. Physical culture has been quite démodé since last Thursday.”
Etymology
Borrowed from French démodé.
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.