arsenal of democracy
"arsenal-of-democracy" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arsenal of democracy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and possessor of the greatest quantity of advanced m...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arsenal of democracy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arsenal of democracy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arsenal of democracy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and possessor of the greatest quantity of advanced m...".
No misspelling variants are generated for arsenal of democracy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Introduced to wide usage (although probably not first used) by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in December, 1940. The correct English form is arsenal of democracy, spelled A-R-S-E-N-A-L- -O-F- -D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and possessor of the greatest quantity of advanced military weaponry in the world, in the service of defending governments favouring the United States, mostly democracies.
Etymology
Introduced to wide usage (although probably not first used) by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in December, 1940.
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.
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Using “arsenal of democracy”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-R-S-E-N-A-L- -O-F- -D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.