demure
de·mure/dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/adjective
demure is spelled D-E-M-U-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (de·mure). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demure means “Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demure?
| Letters | 6: D-E-M-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·mure |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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; 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 demure?
Demure appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 demure?
- UK /dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/
- British /dəˈmjɔː(ɹ)/
- British /dɪˈmjɵː(ɹ)/
Demure has 2 syllables, split de·mure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-demure.ogg, En-au-demure.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demure?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demure from its last stressed vowel (/ʊə/, British pronunciation):
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 demure
- demurer comparative
- demurest superlative
- demures present, singular, he/she/it
- demuring participle, present
- demured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
She is a demure young lady.
- 2
Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo look demurely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense modest, quiet, reserved:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réservé, discret, sobre, sérieux |
| German | zurückhaltend, ernst, sittsam |
| Portuguese | recatado, modesto, reservado |
| Spanish | recatado, comedido, modoso |
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.