demora
[d̪eˈmoɾa]
The verdict
“demora” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,640 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,640
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tiempo que pasa sin que un evento ocurra, a partir del momento en que debería haber ocurrido. Acción de demorar o demorarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈmoɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,640 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demora” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for demora is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈmoɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,640 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for demora, with forms such as "ddemora", "demmora", and "demoar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dora", "demos", "depara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is demora, spelled D-E-M-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Tiempo que pasa sin que un evento ocurra, a partir del momento en que debería haber ocurrido. Acción de demorar o demorarse.
- 2Periodo de ocho meses que los indígenas de América tenían que trabajar en las minas durante la época colonial española.
- 3Tiempo que pasa sin que se cumpla una obligación desde el momento en que debería haberse cumplido legalmente.
- 4Dirección en que se observa un objeto respecto a otro empleado como punto de referencia.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddemora,demmora,demoar,demorra,demroa,deomra,dmeora,edmora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demora - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “demora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-M-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈmoɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dora” - see the side-by-side comparison. demora vs dora
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.