democrat
/ˈdɛməkɹæt/noun
democrat is spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, democrat means “A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of democrat is democrats.
How many letters and syllables are in democrat?
| Letters | 8: D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is democrat?
Democrat appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd 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 democrat?
- US /ˈdɛməkɹæt/
- British /ˈdɛməkɹat/
- US /ˈdɪməkɹæt/
Democrat has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-democrat.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-democrat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of democrat
- democrats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does democrat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
- 2
Someone who rules a representative democracy.
Democrats have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods […] . In the case of autocrats, however, they have to please a small minority of the governing power elite […] who will
- 3
USA large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.
noun
- 1
A member or supporter of a democratic party.
- 2
USA member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
- 3
Alternative letter-case form of democrat (“supporter of democracy”).
adjective
- 1
USderogatoryproscribedOf or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Democrat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense supporter of democracy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démocrate |
| German | Demokrat, Demokratin |
| Portuguese | democrata |
| Spanish | demócrata |
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 democrat come from?
From French démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate (“aristocrat”)), equivalent to demo- + -crat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).