arsenal of democracy

noun

"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...

Key facts for arsenal of democracy
PropertyValue
Headwordarsenal of democracy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arsenal of democracy” sits in English frequency

arsenal of democracy falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English 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

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

  1. 1
    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 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arsenal of democracy"?
"arsenal of democracy" is spelled A-R-S-E-N-A-L- -O-F- -D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y.
What does "arsenal of democracy" mean?
As a noun, "arsenal of democracy" means: 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...
What is the origin of the word "arsenal of democracy"?
Introduced to wide usage (although probably not first used) by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in December, 1940. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “arsenal of democracy”

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

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list