# pandemonium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/ · frequency rank #42,323

## Definitions
1. A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
2. An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
3. A group of parrots

## Etymology
Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`apndemonium`, `padnemonium`, `panddemonium`, `pandemmonium`, `pandemnoium`, `pandemoinum`, `pandemonimu`, `pandemoniumm`, `pandemonnium`, `pandemonuim`, `pandeomnium`, `pandmeonium`, `panedmonium`, `panndemonium`, `pnademonium`, `ppandemonium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pandemonium