demoniacal
/ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl/
"demoniacal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demoniacal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demoniacal · demoniacal · English
demoniacal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | demoniacal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demoniacal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demoniacal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌdiːməˈnaɪəkəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.".
No misspelling variants are generated for demoniacal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin daemoniacus + -al. The correct English form is demoniacal, spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-A-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demoniacal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
sarcastic, demoniacal laughter
Rebecca laughed in her face, with a horrid sarcastic demoniacal laughter, that almost sent the schoolmistress into fits.
Etymology
From Latin daemoniacus + -al.
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.