demon

[ˈd̪emõn]

/[ˈd̪emõn]/ noun

The verdict

“demon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,043
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En la mitología griega, divinidad tutelar o espíritu intermediario entre los dioses olímpicos y los humanos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-demon · demon · Spanish

demon · rank #38,043 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,043
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dejarías

Nearest frequency peer: dejarías (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “demon”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “demon” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

demon vs don
60% similar
demon vs den
60% similar
demon vs dron
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for demon
PropertyValue
Headworddemon
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪emõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,043
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “demon”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.demoncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dejarías” (#38,042), “deposición” (#38,044), “degrada” (#38,041). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “demon” va en #38,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around demon (IPA [ˈd̪emõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,043 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "En la mitología griega, divinidad tutelar o espíritu intermediario entre los dioses olímpicos y los humanos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for demon, with forms such as "ddemon", "demmon", and "demno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "don", "den", "dron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is demon, spelled D-E-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    En la mitología griega, divinidad tutelar o espíritu intermediario entre los dioses olímpicos y los humanos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how demon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Por cierto, que Zeus, el poderoso señor de los cielos, conduciendo su alado carro, marcha en cabeza, ordenándolo todo y de todo ocupándose. Le sigue un tropel de dioses y démones ordenados en once filas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemon
  • demmon
  • demno
  • demonn
  • deomn
  • dmeon
  • edmon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddemon1demmon1demno2demonn1deomn2dmeon2edmon2
Edit distance from "demon"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demon"?
"demon" is spelled D-E-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪emõn].
What does "demon" mean?
As a noun, "demon" means: En la mitología griega, divinidad tutelar o espíritu intermediario entre los dioses olímpicos y los humanos.
What words are commonly confused with "demon"?
"demon" is commonly confused with "don", "den", "dron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demon" is [ˈd̪emõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demon" come from?
"demon" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list