demy
noun
demy is spelled D-E-M-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demy means “A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of demy is demies.
How many letters and syllables are in demy?
| Letters | 4: D-E-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is demy?
Demy appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of demy
- demies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
- 2
colloquialOne holding a demyship, a kind of scholarship for Magdalen College, Oxford.
- 3
Junior scholar, specifically at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).