demónio

//dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,746

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

demónio is aPortuguesenoun. It means: na mitologia cristã, o ser que personaliza o mal e desafia a Deus Pronounced /dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/. Often confused with domínio and demoníaco.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of demónio in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for demónio is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.ˈmɔ.nju/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,746 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for demónio, with forms such as "ddemónio", "demmónio", and "demnóio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is demónio, spelled D-E-M-Ó-N-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddemónio,demmónio,demnóio,demóino,demónnio,demónoi,deómnio,dmeónio,edmónio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for demónio

Misspelling Variants of "demónio"

ddemónio8demmónio8demnóio7demóino7demónnio8demónoi7deómnio7dmeónio7
Misspelling Variants of "demónio"

Frequency rank: #37,746 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.