demoniovsdemoniosConfusable pair

Which to use

“demonio” and “demonios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,602
“demonio” frequency rank
#6,168
“demonios” frequency rank
11770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demonio demonios
Definition En la religión Católica, diablo o ángel rebelde. Forma del plural de demonio.

Where the eye mixes demonio and demonios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
demonio
8 ch
demonios

Look-alike desk: demonio vs demonios

A purely visual mix-up. demonio ([d̪eˈmonjo]) and demonios ([d̪eˈmonjos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “demonio” sits inside “demonios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demonio is recorded at frequency rank #5,602, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmonjo]. demonios is at rank #6,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmonjos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 11770, this pair ranks #293,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of demonio vs demonios

Shared letters: deimno. Private to "demonio": -. Private to "demonios": s.

"demonio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "demonios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demonioddemonio · demmonio · demnoio · demoino · demonnio · demonoi · deomnio · dmeonio
  • demoniosddemonios · demmonios · demnoios · demoinos · demonioss · demoniso · demonnios · demonois

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "demonio" for "demonios" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈmonjo] versus [d̪eˈmonjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demonio" or "demonios"?
"demonio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,602 in our Spanish list, against #6,168 for "demonios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demonio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demonios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demonio" and "demonios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decenios vs demonios". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #293,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list