demoren

[d̪eˈmoɾẽn]

/[d̪eˈmoɾẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“demoren” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,872 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,872
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demorar o de demorarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-demoren · demoren · Spanish

demoren · rank #80,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,872
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delinquiendo

Nearest frequency peer: delinquiendo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “demoren”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “demoren” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for demoren
PropertyValue
Headworddemoren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈmoɾẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “demoren” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.demorencae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “delinquiendo” (#80,871), “desaguisado” (#80,874), “degenera” (#80,869). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “demoren” va en #80,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demoren is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,872 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈmoɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for demoren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is demoren, spelled D-E-M-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demorar o de demorarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de demorar o del imperativo negativo 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 "demoren"?
"demoren" is spelled D-E-M-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈmoɾẽn].
What does "demoren" mean?
As a verb, "demoren" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demorar o de demorarse.
How do you pronounce "demoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demoren" is [d̪eˈmoɾẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demoren" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demoren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cumplís#80,856cuesten#80,854digiere#80,894cromado#80,848

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list