democratic
/ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/
"democratic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“democratic” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,893 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,893
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | democratic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,893 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “democratic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for democratic is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,893 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for democratic, with forms such as "ddemocratic", "demcoratic", and "demmocratic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "democrat", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democra… The correct English form is democratic, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
- 2Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.
- 3Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).
Etymology
From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokrătĭ́ā) is derived from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide; to share”)) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, suffix meaning ‘government; rule’) (from κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might, strength; dominion, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“insight, intelligence; strength”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)). By surface analysis, demo- + -cratic or democrat + -ic.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddemocratic,demcoratic,demmocratic,democartic,democcratic,democraitc,democratci,democraticc,democrattic,democrratic,democrtaic,demorcatic,deomcratic,dmeocratic,edmocratic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of democratic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “democratic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “democrat” - see the side-by-side comparison. democratic vs democrat
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.