# daemon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdiː.mən/ · frequency rank #36,511

## Definitions
1. A minor deity or divinity.
2. A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
3. An idea depicted as an entity.
4. Alternative spelling of demon.

## Etymology
A borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, tutelary deity”).

## Easily confused with
- **damn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-damn)
- **demo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-demo)
- **demon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-demon)
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-devon)
- **Damon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-damon)
- **demos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-demos)
- **Dawson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-dawson)
- **Dalton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-dalton)
- **Dayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-dayton)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ademon`, `daemmon`, `daemno`, `daemonn`, `daeomn`, `dameon`, `ddaemon`, `deamon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daemon