If you speak Arab, historically it often is. Words can be used both in correct and incorrect contexts. The word predates Islam and has been used by Christians in a good context and other false religions the same way some pagan might call their idol/demon they worship a “god”. Doesn’t make them right but linguistically that’s one use of the word. A poor and one and erroneous at least in spirit if not technically.

I would certainly agree that there’s no reason anyone outside of an Arab speaking area should be using it to describe God because of how Muslims have attached so many bad connotations to the term with their behavior over the centuries, including their routine dishonesty, condoned by their false “god”.