demoniac
/dɪˈməʊnɪak/adjective, noun
demoniac is spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-A-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demoniac means “Possessed or controlled by a demon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demoniac?
| Letters | 8: D-E-M-O-N-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is demoniac?
Demoniac appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 demoniac?
- UK /dɪˈməʊnɪak/
- UK /diməˈnaɪæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-demoniac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demoniac?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as demoniac (/əʊnɪak/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: comedian, midocean.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of demoniac
- more demoniac comparative
- most demoniac superlative
- daemoniac
- dæmoniac
- demoniacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demoniac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Possessed or controlled by a demon.
- 2
Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.
noun
- 1
Someone who is possessed by a demon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demoniac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense possessed by a demon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démoniaque |
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 demoniac come from?
From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).