# democrat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛm.ə.kɹæt/ · frequency rank #4,749

## Definitions
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.
3. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

## Etymology
From French démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate (“aristocrat”)), equivalent to demo- + -crat.

## Easily confused with
- **democratic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/democrat-vs-democratic)
- **democracy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/democracy-vs-democrat)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddemocrat`, `demcorat`, `demmocrat`, `democart`, `democcrat`, `democratt`, `democrrat`, `democrta`, `demorcat`, `deomcrat`, `dmeocrat`, `edmocrat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/democrat