demokratisieren

[demokʁatiˈziːʁən]

/[demokʁatiˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“demokratisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas nach den Grundsätzen der Demokratie gestalten oder einrichten

Key facts for demokratisieren
PropertyValue
Headworddemokratisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[demokʁatiˈziːʁən]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “demokratisieren” sits in German frequency

demokratisieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demokratisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [demokʁatiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas nach den Grundsätzen der Demokratie gestalten oder einrichten".

demokratisieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is demokratisieren, spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nach den Grundsätzen der Demokratie gestalten oder einrichten

Antonyms

entdemokratisierenprivilegierentyrannisierenunterdrücken

This word in other languages

democratize(English)democratizar(Español)démocratiser(Français)democratizar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demokratisieren"?
"demokratisieren" is spelled D-E-M-O-K-R-A-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [demokʁatiˈziːʁən].
What does "demokratisieren" mean?
As a verb, "demokratisieren" means: etwas nach den Grundsätzen der Demokratie gestalten oder einrichten
How do you pronounce "demokratisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demokratisieren" is [demokʁatiˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demokratisieren" come from?
"demokratisieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “demokratisieren”

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-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [demokʁatiˈziːʁən] (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
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