demote
/dɪˈmoʊt/verb
demote is spelled D-E-M-O-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, demote means “To lower the rank or status of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demote?
| Letters | 6: D-E-M-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 demote?
Demote appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 demote?
- UK /dɪˈməʊt/
- US /dɪˈmoʊt/
Demote 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-demote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demote?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demote from its last stressed vowel (/oʊt/):
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 demote
- demotes present, singular, he/she/it
- demoting participle, present
- demoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To lower the rank or status of.
James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
- 2
To relegate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rétrograder, dégrader , reléguer au second plan |
| German | degradieren, zurückstufen, herabstufen, zurückversetzen , verbannen, relegieren |
| Spanish | demover |
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.