Which to use
“daemon” and “demon” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,511
- “daemon” frequency rank
- #6,458
- “demon” frequency rank
- 42969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daemon | demon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A minor deity or divinity. | An evil supernatural being. |
Same sound, different letters: daemon vs demon
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - daemon and demon
This is the hard kind. daemon and demon are pronounced identically (/ˈdiː.mən/) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daemon is recorded at frequency rank #36,511, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiː.mən/. demon is at rank #6,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiː.mən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42969, this pair ranks #244,432 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of daemon vs demon
Shared letters: demno. Private to "daemon": a. Private to "demon": -.
"daemon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "demon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daemon" for "demon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "daemon" vs "demon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "daemon" / "demon". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "daemon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,432 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daemon" and "demon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demean vs demon". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #244,432 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.