cacodemon

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The verdict

“cacodemon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kakodämon, böser Geist, Dämon, Teufel

Corpus desk

Index DE-cacodemon · cacodemon · German

cacodemon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for cacodemon
PropertyValue
Headwordcacodemon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cacodemon“ im Deutschen

cacodemonsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cacodemon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kakodämon, böser Geist, Dämon, Teufel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cacodemon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is cacodemon, spelled C-A-C-O-D-E-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kakodämon, böser Geist, Dämon, Teufel

Synonyms

Antonyms

agathodemoneudemon

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cacodemon"?
"cacodemon" is spelled C-A-C-O-D-E-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "cacodemon" mean?
As a noun, "cacodemon" means: Kakodämon, böser Geist, Dämon, Teufel
How do you pronounce "cacodemon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacodemon" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacodemon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list