demystify
/diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
"demystify" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demystify” is uncommon English (frequency #79,446 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,446
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demystify · demystify · English
demystify · rank #79,446 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,446
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH denialism
Nearest frequency peer: denialism (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “demystify”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dejection
dejection
20,560 corpus weight
- delt
delt
20,558 corpus weight
- demystify
demystify
20,555 corpus weight
- denialism
denialism
20,554 corpus weight
- denizen
denizen
20,553 corpus weight
- designator
designator
20,552 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “demystify” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demystify |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,446 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demystify” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demystify is uncommon English at frequency #79,446 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.".
demystify doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French démystifier, or de- + mystify. The correct English form is demystify, spelled D-E-M-Y-S-T-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demystify appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The article was written to demystify the mechanics of the internal combustion engine.
“Our goal is to demystify and hold accountable those new technologies to avoid some of the mistakes of the past,” Mr. Blumenthal said. “Congress failed to meet the moment on social media.”
Etymology
From French démystifier, or de- + mystify.
This word in other languages
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.
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