démon

[de.mɔ̃]

/[de.mɔ̃]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-demon · démon · German

démon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for démon
PropertyValue
Headworddémon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[de.mɔ̃]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „démon“ im Deutschen

démonschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

démon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [de.mɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dämon".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for démon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is démon, spelled D-É-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dämon

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 "démon"?
"démon" is spelled D-É-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [de.mɔ̃].
What does "démon" mean?
As a noun, "démon" means: Dämon
How do you pronounce "démon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démon" is [de.mɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démon" come from?
"démon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list