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“demokratisch” and “demokratischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,699
- “demokratisch” frequency rank
- #14,776
- “demokratischer” frequency rank
- 24475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demokratisch | demokratischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Volksentscheide bestimmt, zur Demokratie gehörig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs demokratisch |
Where the eye mixes demokratisch and demokratischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: demokratisch vs demokratischer
A purely visual mix-up. demokratisch ([demoˈkʁaːtɪʃ]) and demokratischer ([demoˈkʁaːtɪʃɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “demokratisch” sits inside “demokratischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demokratisch is recorded at frequency rank #9,699, classified as anadj, pronounced [demoˈkʁaːtɪʃ]. demokratischer is at rank #14,776, tagged as anadj, pronounced [demoˈkʁaːtɪʃɐ].
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 24475, this pair ranks #1,847,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demokratisch vs demokratischer
Shared letters: acdehikmorst. Private to "demokratisch": -. Private to "demokratischer": -.
"demokratisch" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCC · "demokratischer" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demokratisch ← ddemokratisch · demkoratisch · demmokratisch · demokartisch · demokkratisch · demokraitsch · demokraticsh · demokratiscch
- demokratischer ← ddemokratischer · demkoratischer · demmokratischer · demokartischer · demokkratischer · demokraitscher · demokraticsher · demokratisccher
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demokratisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demokratischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demokratisch" and "demokratischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demokratischer vs demokratisches". 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 #1,847,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.