Demotic Greek
"demotic-greek" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Demotic Greek” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Demotic Greek |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Demotic Greek” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Demotic Greek is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Demotic Greek, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”). The correct English form is Demotic Greek, spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-C- -G-R-E-E-K.
Definition
- 1The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.
Etymology
From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the 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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Demotic Greek”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-T-I-C- -G-R-E-E-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.