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demérito

Spanish, noun

demérito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “demerit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, demerito is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of demeritar”. With an accent, demeritó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of demeritar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Carencia de mérito”.

What does demérito mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedemerit

verb

as demerito
  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of demeritar

verb

as demeritó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of demeritar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Carencia de mérito.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of demérito

  • deméritos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to demérito

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is demérito in Spanish?

demérito appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).