demigod
/ˈdɛmiɡɒd/
"demigod" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demigod” is uncommon English (frequency #56,703 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,703
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demigod |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demigod” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demigod is uncommon English at frequency #56,703 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for demigod in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads. The correct English form is demigod, spelled D-E-M-I-G-O-D.
Definition
- 1A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
- 2Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.
Etymology
From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “demigod”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-I-G-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.