demotic
/dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/
"demotic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demotic” is uncommon English (frequency #92,527 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,527
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or for the common people.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demotic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #92,527 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demotic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demotic is uncommon English at frequency #92,527 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for demotic, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”). The correct English form is demotic, spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or for the common people.
- 2Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.
- 3Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
Etymology
First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
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); 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 “demotic”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.