demonic
/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjective
demonic is spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, demonic means “Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demonic?
| Letters | 7: D-E-M-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 demonic?
Demonic appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 demonic?
- UK /dɪˈmɒnɪk/
Demonic has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-demonic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demonic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demonic from its last stressed vowel (/ɒnɪk/, British pronunciation):
- electronic
- Teutonic
- colonic
- polyphonic
- psionic
- Byronic
- positronic
- avionic
- syntonic
- Brittonic
- aniconic
- disharmonic
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 demonic
- more demonic comparative
- most demonic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
- 2
Pertaining to daemons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
- 3
Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demonic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Pertaining to evil spirits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démoniaque |
| German | dämonisch |
| Portuguese | demoníaco |
| Spanish | demoníaco |
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 demonic come from?
From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn), equivalent to demon + -ic. Doublet of daimonic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).