democratise
/dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/
"democratise" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“democratise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of democratize (“to make democratic”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-democratise · democratise · English
democratise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | democratise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “democratise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
democratise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of democratize (“to make democratic”).".
No misspelling variants are generated for democratise in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is democratise, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of democratize (“to make democratic”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.