democide
/ˈdɛməsaɪd/noun
democide is spelled D-E-M-O-C-I-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, democide means “murder of people by a government which has power over them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of democide is democides.
How many letters and syllables are in democide?
| Letters | 8: D-E-M-O-C-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is democide?
Democide appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce democide?
- UK /ˈdɛməsaɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-democide.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of democide
- democides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does democide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
murder of people by a government which has power over them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Democide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démocide |
| German | Demozid |
| Portuguese | democídio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does democide come from?
Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -cide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).