demonise

verb

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"demonise" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“demonise” is uncommon English (frequency #88,263 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,263
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.

Corpus desk

Index EN-demonise · demonise · English

demonise · rank #88,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH derogation

Nearest frequency peer: derogation (+2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “demonise”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “demonise” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for demonise
PropertyValue
Headworddemonise
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “demonise” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).demonisefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “derogation” (#88,265), “destructiveness” (#88,267), “deification” (#88,258). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “demonise” is #88,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demonise is uncommon English at frequency #88,263 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demonise, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From demon + -ise. The correct English form is demonise, spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.

Etymology

From demon + -ise.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demonise"?
"demonise" is spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-S-E.
What does "demonise" mean?
As a verb, "demonise" means: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.
What is the origin of the word "demonise"?
From demon + -ise. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demonise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dilworth#88,274daringly#88,247cumshots#88,244crabbing#88,236

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list