démonisation
\de.mɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“démonisation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diabolisation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demonisation · démonisation · French
démonisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | démonisation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.mɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « démonisation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
démonisation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.mɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diabolisation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for démonisation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is démonisation, spelled D-É-M-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Diabolisation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how démonisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] il était très facile, même en France au milieu des années 70, de trouver des chercheurs mettant la communauté scientifique en garde contre la démonisation de cette discipline, démonisation déjà considérée comme un dérapage (Dorozynski ; Renaud).
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.