Demogorgon

name

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"demogorgon" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Demogorgon” is uncommon English (frequency #91,413 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,413
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-demogorgon · Demogorgon · English

Demogorgon · rank #91,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,413
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH denaturation

Nearest frequency peer: denaturation (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Demogorgon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Demogorgon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Demogorgon
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemogorgon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Demogorgon” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Demogorgonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “denaturation” (#91,414), “Delmarva” (#91,411), “deforested” (#91,409). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Demogorgon” is #91,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Demogorgon is uncommon English at frequency #91,413 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Demogorgon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived… The correct English form is Demogorgon, spelled D-E-M-O-G-O-R-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Demogorgon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] and by them ſtood / Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name / of Demogorgon […]
  2. Demogorgon is a grammatical error, become god.

Etymology

Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Demogorgon"?
"Demogorgon" is spelled D-E-M-O-G-O-R-G-O-N.
What does "Demogorgon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Demogorgon" means: A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.
What is the origin of the word "Demogorgon"?
Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Demogorgon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deforested#91,409coquettish#91,381Ehrenreich#91,464ciphertext#91,359

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list