demoniac
/dɪˈməʊnɪak/
"demoniac" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demoniac” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Possessed or controlled by a demon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demoniac · demoniac · English
demoniac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demoniac |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈməʊnɪak/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demoniac” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demoniac is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈməʊnɪak/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demoniac, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus. The correct English form is demoniac, spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-A-C.
Definition
- 1Possessed or controlled by a demon.
- 2Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demoniac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
How dark may be the hiding of God's face, Or what demoniac forms may seize the helm Of reason...
Animal fury and orgiastic licence here whipped themselves to demoniac heights by howls and squawking ecstasies that tore and reverberated through those nighted woods like pestilential tempests from the gulfs of hell.
Etymology
From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.