# populace

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ · frequency rank #18,658

## Definitions
1. The common people of a nation.
2. The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).

## Etymology
From Middle French populace, from Italian popolaccio. Compare demotic.

## Easily confused with
- **popular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/populace-vs-popular)
- **populate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/populace-vs-populate)
- **populous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/populace-vs-populous)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oppulace`, `popluace`, `poppulace`, `popualce`, `populacce`, `populaec`, `populcae`, `popullace`, `pouplace`, `ppopulace`, `ppoulace`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/populace