democratic
de·mo·crat·ic/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/adjective, noun
democratic is spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables (de·mo·crat·ic). It appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, democratic means “Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in democratic?
| Letters | 10: D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: de·mo·crat·ic |
| In writing | 54 times per million words; the 1,899th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is democratic?
Democratic appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th 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 democratic?
- UK /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/
- British /ˌdɛməˈkɹatɪk/
- US /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/
Democratic has 4 syllables, split de·mo·crat·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-democratic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with democratic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as democratic from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪk/):
- automatic
- diplomatic
- static
- problematic
- systematic
- traumatic
- bureaucratic
- erratic
- pancreatic
- aromatic
- enigmatic
- hepatic
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of democratic
- more democratic comparative
- most democratic superlative
- democratick
- democratics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does democratic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.
- 2
Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.
- 3
USAlternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).
Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.
adjective
- 1
USOf, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party of the United States.
The most recent Democratic president of the United States is Joe Biden.
- 2
rareAlternative letter-case form of democratic (“pertaining to democracy”).
noun
- 1
datedSynonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Democratic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to democracy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démocratique |
| German | demokratisch |
| Portuguese | democrático |
| Spanish | democrático |
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.