Déméter

\de.me.tɛʁ\

/\de.me.tɛʁ\/ name

The verdict

“Déméter” is uncommon French (frequency #70,575 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,575
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Déesse grecque de la fertilité et des moissons, fille des Titans Cronos et Rhéa, sœur de Zeus, de Poséidon, d’Hadès, d’Hestia et d’Héra et la mère de Perséphone.

Key facts for Déméter
PropertyValue
HeadwordDéméter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\de.me.tɛʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Déméter” sits in French 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). Déméter lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Déméter is uncommon French at frequency #70,575 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \de.me.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déesse grecque de la fertilité et des moissons, fille des Titans Cronos et Rhéa, sœur de Zeus, de Poséidon, d’Hadès, d’Hestia et d’Héra et la mère de Perséphone.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Déméter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Déméter, spelled D-É-M-É-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déesse grecque de la fertilité et des moissons, fille des Titans Cronos et Rhéa, sœur de Zeus, de Poséidon, d’Hadès, d’Hestia et d’Héra et la mère de Perséphone.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Déméter"?
"Déméter" is spelled D-É-M-É-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.me.tɛʁ\.
What does "Déméter" mean?
As a proper noun, "Déméter" means: Déesse grecque de la fertilité et des moissons, fille des Titans Cronos et Rhéa, sœur de Zeus, de Poséidon, d’Hadès, d’Hestia et d’Héra et la mère de Perséphone.
How do you pronounce "Déméter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Déméter" is \de.me.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Déméter" come from?
"Déméter" is a French 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 “Déméter”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-M-É-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.me.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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