demo-

prefix

The verdict

“demo-” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento compositivo que significa "pueblo, gente".

Corpus desk

Index ES-demo · demo- · Spanish

demo- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for demo-
PropertyValue
Headworddemo-
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPrefix
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “demo-” en español

demo-está más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demo- is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento compositivo que significa "pueblo, gente".".

demo- doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is demo-, spelled D-E-M-O--.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento compositivo que significa "pueblo, gente".

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how demo- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. democracia, demografía, demosofía, demócrata.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demo-"?
"demo-" is spelled D-E-M-O--.
What does "demo-" mean?
As a prefix, "demo-" means: Elemento compositivo que significa "pueblo, gente".
What language does "demo-" come from?
"demo-" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list