Demokrat

[demoˈkʁaːt]

/[demoˈkʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Demokrat” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,567
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger der Demokratie, Anhänger einer demokratischen Partei

Corpus desk

Index DE-demokrat · Demokrat · German

Demokrat · rank #21,567 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,567
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diplomarbeit

Nearest frequency peer: Diplomarbeit (+1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Demokrat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Demokrat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Demokrat vs Demokratie
80% similar
Demokrat vs Demokraten
80% similar

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

Key facts for Demokrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemokrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[demoˈkʁaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,567
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Demokrat“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Demokratliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diplomarbeit“ (#21,568), „Comedian“ (#21,565), „direktem“ (#21,569). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Demokrat“ bei #21,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Demokrat (IPA [demoˈkʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,567 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Demokrat, with forms such as "ddemokrat", "demkorat", and "demmokrat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Demokratie", "Demokraten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Demokrat, spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger der Demokratie, Anhänger einer demokratischen Partei
  2. 2
    Mitglied oder Anhänger der US-amerikanischen Partei „Demokratische Partei“ (englisch Democratic Party, Democrats)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Demokrat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kanzler habe sich immer als aufrechter Demokrat erwiesen, "dem es ein besonderes Anliegen war, den Rechtsradikalismus und den Antisemitismus zu bekämpfen".
  2. „Die schon unter Zeitgenossen verbreitete These, der Staat von Weimar sei eine „Demokratie ohne Demokraten“ gewesen, ist nur bedingt richtig, weist aber auf ein wesentliches Strukturproblem hin[.]“

Antonyms

AnarchistDemokratiefeindRepublikaner

This word in other languages

democrat(English)demócrata(Español)démocrate(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemokrat
  • demkorat
  • demmokrat
  • demokart
  • demokkrat
  • demokratt
  • demokrrat
  • demokrta
  • demorkat
  • deomkrat
  • dmeokrat
  • edmokrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Demokrat - 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.

ddemokrat1demkorat2demmokrat1demokart2demokkrat1demokratt1demokrrat1demokrta2
Edit distance from "Demokrat"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Demokrat"?
"Demokrat" is spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [demoˈkʁaːt].
What does "Demokrat" mean?
As a noun, "Demokrat" means: Anhänger der Demokratie, Anhänger einer demokratischen Partei
What words are commonly confused with "Demokrat"?
"Demokrat" is commonly confused with "Demokratie", "Demokraten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Demokrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demokrat" is [demoˈkʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demokrat" come from?
"Demokrat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Comedian#21,565direktem#21,569Claudius#21,564düsteren#21,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

effiziente12 variantsAutorinnen12 variantsFinnische12 variantsAnwälten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list