demónio

/dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/

//dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju// noun

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The verdict

“demónio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus

Corpus desk

Index PT-demonio · demónio · Portuguese

demónio · rank #37,746 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,746
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH delirar

Nearest frequency peer: delirar (-2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “demónio”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “demónio” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

demónio vs domínio
71% similar
demónio vs demoníaco
56% similar

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

Key facts for demónio
PropertyValue
Headworddemónio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,746
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “demónio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.demóniocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “delirar” (#37,744), “dare” (#37,740), “desgastar” (#37,754). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “demónio” fica em #37,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around demónio (IPA /dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,746 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for demónio, with forms such as "ddemónio", "demmónio", and "demnóio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "domínio", "demoníaco", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is demónio, spelled D-E-M-Ó-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus
  2. 2
    qualquer ser que personalize o mal
  3. 3
    pessoa cruel, má
  4. 4
    indivíduo agitado, peralta, bagunceiro
  5. 5
    para os gregos antigos, seres sobrenaturais que aconselhavam os humanos; daimon

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemónio
  • demmónio
  • demnóio
  • demóino
  • demónnio
  • demónoi
  • deómnio
  • dmeónio
  • edmónio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demónio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddemónio1demmónio1demnóio2demóino2demónnio1demónoi2deómnio2dmeónio2
Edit distance from "demónio"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demónio"?
"demónio" is spelled D-E-M-Ó-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/.
What does "demónio" mean?
As a noun, "demónio" means: na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus
What words are commonly confused with "demónio"?
"demónio" is commonly confused with "domínio", "demoníaco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demónio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demónio" is /dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demónio" come from?
"demónio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

delirar#37,744elétron#37,779estrume#37,791cobalto#37,698

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

crível9 variantsheroico9 variantsadoecer9 variantsselect9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list