demotivate
/ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
"demotivate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demotivate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demotivate · demotivate · English
demotivate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demotivate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demotivate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demotivate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.".
Zero misspellings are on record for demotivate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + motivate. The correct English form is demotivate, spelled D-E-M-O-T-I-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.
Etymology
From de- + motivate.
Antonyms
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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.