demorada

[d̪emoˈɾað̞a]

/[d̪emoˈɾað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“demorada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,887 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,887
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de demorado, participio de demorar o de demorarse.

Key facts for demorada
PropertyValue
Headworddemorada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪emoˈɾað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “demorada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). demorada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demorada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,887 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [d̪emoˈɾað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de demorado, participio de demorar o de demorarse.".

demorada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is demorada, spelled D-E-M-O-R-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de demorado, participio de demorar o de demorarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demorada"?
"demorada" is spelled D-E-M-O-R-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪emoˈɾað̞a].
What does "demorada" mean?
As a participle, "demorada" means: Forma del femenino de demorado, participio de demorar o de demorarse.
How do you pronounce "demorada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demorada" is [d̪emoˈɾað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demorada" come from?
"demorada" 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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Using “demorada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-M-O-R-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪emoˈɾað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list