Demokratieverständnis

[demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs]

/[demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Demokratieverständnis” is a German headword at frequency #44,521, used as a noun.

#44,521
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auffassung, Interpretation von Demokratie

Key facts for Demokratieverständnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordDemokratieverständnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs]
Letters21
Frequency rank#44,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Demokratieverständnis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Demokratieverständnis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Demokratieverständnis is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,521 in overall German word frequency among 45,632 “D” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Auffassung, Interpretation von Demokratie".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Demokratieverständnis, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Demokratieverständnis, spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T-I-E-V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auffassung, Interpretation von Demokratie

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 "Demokratieverständnis"?
"Demokratieverständnis" is spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T-I-E-V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs].
What does "Demokratieverständnis" mean?
As a noun, "Demokratieverständnis" means: Auffassung, Interpretation von Demokratie
How do you pronounce "Demokratieverständnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Demokratieverständnis" is [demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Demokratieverständnis" come from?
"Demokratieverständnis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Demokratieverständnis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T-I-E-V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [demokʁaˈtiːfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛntnɪs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list