Demi-god or demigod?
demi-god is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of demigod”; demigod is a noun meaning “A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. demi-god is written with a hyphen and demigod as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between demi-god and demigod?
| demi-god | demigod | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of demigod | A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example |
| Example | none recorded | Near-synonyms: hero, icon, idol, exemplar |
| Forms | demi-gods | demigods |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ /ˈdɛmiɡɑd/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 4 million words |
Sources: demi-god and demigod in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of demi-god and demigod
demi-god
- 1
Alternative spelling of demigod
demigod
- 1
A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal
- 2
Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example
Near-synonyms: hero, icon, idol, exemplar
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, demi-god or demigod?
demi-god is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; demigod about once in every 4 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).