Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demographic

/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
de-mo-graph-ic
IPA
/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to demography.

noun

A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.

noun

A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From demography + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more demographic (comparative) most demographic (superlative) demographics (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce demographic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/.
What does demographic mean?
Of or pertaining to demography.
Where does demographic come from?
From demography + -ic.

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