dämonisch
[dɛˈmoːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“dämonisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - die Dämonen betreffend, durch Dämonen verursacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-damonisch · dämonisch · German
dämonisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dämonisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɛˈmoːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dämonisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dämonisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɛˈmoːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dämonisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dämonisch, spelled D-Ä-M-O-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Dämonen betreffend, durch Dämonen verursacht
- 2Angst hervorrufend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dämonisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das dämonische Antlitz des Teufels verzog sich zu einer grässlichen Fratze.
„Jesus scheint also davon ausgegangen zu sein, daß hinter Krankheiten allemal dämonische Mächte stünden, die im Betroffenen mehr oder weniger direkt ihr Unwesen trieben.“
Synonyms
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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.