demônio
Portuguese, noun
demônio is spelled D-E-M-Ô-N-I-O (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,830th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demônio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of demónio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, demonio is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, demónio is a different word: “demon”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus”.
What does demônio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of demónio
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of demônio /demónio
noun
- 1
masculinedemon
- 2
masculinepoltergeist
- 3
masculinegremlin
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus 2. qualquer ser que personalize o mal 3. pessoa cruel, má 4. indivíduo agitado, peralta, bagunceiro
noun: 1. na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus 2. qualquer ser que personalize o mal 3. pessoa cruel, má 4. indivíduo agitado, peralta, bagunceiro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of demônio
- demonios plural
- demónios plural
- demónia feminine
- demónias feminine plural
- Demónio alternative
- demônio alternative Brazil
- Demônio alternative Brazil
- demonho alternative dialectal
- demonio alternative
- demônios plural
- demônia feminine
- demônias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to demônio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is demônio in Portuguese?
demônio appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).