demoralising
/dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/
"demoralising" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demoralising” is uncommon English (frequency #80,375 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,375
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of demoralise
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demoralising |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #80,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demoralising” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demoralising is uncommon English at frequency #80,375 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of demoralise".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demoralising, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is demoralising, spelled D-E-M-O-R-A-L-I-S-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of demoralise
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 “demoralising”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-R-A-L-I-S-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/ (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.