demonstrate
/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/verb
demonstrate is spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, demonstrate means “To show how to use (something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demonstrate?
| Letters | 11: D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,121st 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 demonstrate?
Demonstrate appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st 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 demonstrate?
- US /ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/
- Australia /ˈdem.ənˌstɹæɪt/
Demonstrate 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). Recordings: En-us-demonstrate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demonstrate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demonstrate from its last stressed vowel (/ɛmənstɹeɪt/):
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 demonstrate
- demonstrates present, singular, he/she/it
- demonstrating participle, present
- demonstrated participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demonstrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To show how to use (something).
Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?
- 2
To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
- 3
To participate in or organize a demonstration.
Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
- 4
To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demonstrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démontrer , manifester |
| German | demonstrieren , aufzeigen |
| Portuguese | demonstrar |
| Spanish | demostrar, demonstrar , manifestar |
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.