# demon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdiː.mən/ · frequency rank #6,458

## Definitions
1. An evil supernatural being.
2. An evil supernatural being.
3. An evil supernatural being.
4. An evil supernatural being.
5. An evil supernatural being.
6. A neutral supernatural being.
7. A neutral supernatural being.
8. A neutral supernatural being.
9. A neutral supernatural being.
10. Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
11. A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
12. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

## Etymology
From Middle English demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Doublet of daimon.

## Easily confused with
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-don)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-den)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-deo)
- **Dems** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dems)
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dion)
- **devo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-devo)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-doon)
- **depot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-depot)
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-devon)
- **Dixon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dixon)
- **demos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-demos)
- **detox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-detox)
- **Devin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-devin)
- **Dyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dyson)
- **Dijon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dijon)
- **Devos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-devos)
- **Denton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-denton)
- **Dermot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dermot)
- **Desmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-desmond)
- **demonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-demonic)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddemon`, `demmon`, `demno`, `demonn`, `deomn`, `dmeon`, `edmon`

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