Which to use
“demand” and “demon” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,523
- “demand” frequency rank
- #6,458
- “demon” frequency rank
- 7981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demand | demon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The desire to purchase goods and services. | An evil supernatural being. |
Where the eye mixes demand and demon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demand with demon
A purely visual mix-up. demand (/dɪˈmɑːnd/) and demon (/ˈdiː.mən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demand is recorded at frequency rank #1,523, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈmɑːnd/. 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 7981, this pair ranks #504,665 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demand vs demon
Shared letters: demn. Private to "demand": a. Private to "demon": o.
"demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "demon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demand" and "demon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demand" or "demon"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demand" 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 #504,665 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demand" 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 #504,665 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.