dementes

/[d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,978

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

dementes is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de demente. Pronounced [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]. Often confused with dientes and detente.

Key facts for dementes
PropertyValue
Headworddementes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,978
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dementes in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dementes is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,978 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de demente.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for dementes, with forms such as "ddementes", "deemntes", and "demenets". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dientes", "detente", "docentes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dementes, spelled D-E-M-E-N-T-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de demente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddementes,deemntes,demenets,demenntes,dementess,dementse,dementtes,demetnes,demmentes,demnetes,dmeentes,edmentes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dementes

Misspelling Variants of "dementes"

ddementes9deemntes8demenets8demenntes9dementess9dementse8dementtes9demetnes8
Misspelling Variants of "dementes"

Frequency rank: #35,978 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dementes"?
"dementes" is spelled D-E-M-E-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es].
What does "dementes" mean?
As an adj, "dementes" means: Forma del plural de demente.
What words are commonly confused with "dementes"?
"dementes" is commonly confused with "dientes", "detente", "docentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dementes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dementes" is [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dementes" come from?
"dementes" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.