demurrer
/dɪˈmʌɹə/noun
demurrer is spelled D-E-M-U-R-R-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demurrer means “A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of demurrer is demurrers.
How many letters and syllables are in demurrer?
| Letters | 8: D-E-M-U-R-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 demurrer?
Demurrer appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 demurrer?
- UK /dɪˈmʌɹə/
As a noun (“Someone who demurs”): /dɪməːɹə(ɹ)/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-demurrer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demurrer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demurrer from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɹə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: murderer.
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 demurrer
- demurrers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demurrer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
- 2
Someone who demurs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does demurrer come from?
From Anglo-Norman demurrer, form of Old French demourer (“to demur”), infinitive used as noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).