demnächst
\ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst\
The verdict
“demnächst” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prochainement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demnachst · demnächst · French
demnächst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demnächst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « demnächst » en français
Rare enough to double-check
demnächst is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˌdeːmˈnɛːçst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prochainement.".
demnächst 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 French form is demnächst, spelled D-E-M-N-Ä-C-H-S-T.
Definition
- 1Prochainement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how demnächst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute stören mich die neuen Nachbarn nicht. Aber wenn hier demnächst viel gefeiert wird, dann lernen die mich kennen!
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.