mobocracy
/mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/noun
mobocracy is spelled M-O-B-O-C-R-A-C-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mobocracy means “Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mobocracy is mobocracies.
How many letters and syllables are in mobocracy?
| Letters | 9: M-O-B-O-C-R-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mobocracy?
Mobocracy appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 mobocracy?
- UK /mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mobocracy
- mobocracies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mobocracy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mobocracy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rule of the mob:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ochlocratie |
| Spanish | oclocracia |
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.
Where does mobocracy come from?
From mob + -o- + -cracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).