cacodemon
/kækəˈdiːmən/noun
cacodemon is spelled C-A-C-O-D-E-M-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cacodemon means “An evil or malevolent spirit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cacodemon is cacodemons.
How many letters and syllables are in cacodemon?
| Letters | 9: C-A-C-O-D-E-M-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cacodemon?
Cacodemon appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cacodemon?
- /kækəˈdiːmən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cacodemon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cacodemon
- cacodemons plural
- cacodaemon
- cacodæmon
- kakodæmon
- kakodaimon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cacodemon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An evil or malevolent spirit.
- 2
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cacodemon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense evil or malevolent spirit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cacodémon |
| German | Kakodämon |
| Portuguese | cacodemônio, cacodemónio |
| Spanish | cacodemonio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cacodemon come from?
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).