demonish
"demonish" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demonish” 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) - Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-demonish · demonish · English
demonish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | demonish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demonish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demonish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.".
No misspelling variants are generated for demonish in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From demon + -ish. The correct English form is demonish, spelled D-E-M-O-N-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demonish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to stealthily seek the aid of the demonish patroness
It was watching her with cold animal curiosity, something demonish and conscienceless.
Etymology
From demon + -ish.
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.