demystify
/diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/verb
demystify is spelled D-E-M-Y-S-T-I-F-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, demystify means “To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demystify?
| Letters | 9: D-E-M-Y-S-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is demystify?
Demystify appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 demystify?
- UK /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
Demystify has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-demystify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of demystify
- demystifies present, singular, he/she/it
- demystifying participle, present
- demystified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demystify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
The article was written to demystify the mechanics of the internal combustion engine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demystify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to explain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démystifier, démythifier |
| German | entmystifizieren |
| Portuguese | desmistificar |
| Spanish | desmitificar |
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.
Where does demystify come from?
From French démystifier, or de- + mystify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).