demonlike
"demonlike" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“demonlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling a demon in form or action
Corpus desk
Index EN-demonlike · demonlike · English
demonlike · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | demonlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “demonlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
demonlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling a demon in form or action".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for demonlike, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From demon + -like. The correct English form is demonlike, spelled D-E-M-O-N-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Resembling a demon in form or action
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demonlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A demonlike monster chased them down the tunnel.
A demonlike compulsion drove him to destroy his life's work.
Etymology
From demon + -like.
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.