Democritus
/dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/
"democritus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Democritus” is uncommon English (frequency #92,526 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,526
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Democritus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Democritus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Democritus is uncommon English at frequency #92,526 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Democritus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos). The correct English form is Democritus, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos).
This word in other languages
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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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-C-R-I-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.