demotion

Name: demotion, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“demotion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,590
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

Corpus desk

Index EN-demotion · demotion · English

demotion · rank #41,590 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,590
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH delectable

Nearest frequency peer: delectable (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

dancefloor

58,416
delectable

58,412
demotion

58,411
derailment

58,409
dif

58,407
discoverer

58,406

What this shows “demotion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

demotion vs devotion

88% similar

demotion vs deletion

75% similar

demotion vs demolition

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for demotion
Property	Value
Headword	demotion
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#41,590
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “demotion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).demotionlands here:

#41,590

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “delectable” (#41,589), “derailment” (#41,592), “dif” (#41,594). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “demotion” is #41,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around demotion, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,590 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for demotion, with forms such as "ddemotion", "demmotion", and "demoiton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "devotion", "deletion", "demolition", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is demotion, spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how demotion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.

Antonyms

promotion

This word in other languages

degradación(Español)dégradation(Français)Herabstufung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddemotion
demmotion
demoiton
demosion
demotino
demotionn
demotoin
demottion
demtoion
deomtion
dmeotion
edmotion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demotion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "demotion"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demotion"?

"demotion" is spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-O-N.

What does "demotion" mean?

As a noun, "demotion" means: An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

What words are commonly confused with "demotion"?

"demotion" is commonly confused with "devotion", "deletion", "demolition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "demotion" come from?

"demotion" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demotion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cristian#41,574 engraver#41,611 envisage#41,613 etcetera#41,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

elucidate12 variants forehand12 variants censuses12 variants artefact12 variants