theocratic

adj

"theocratic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“theocratic” is uncommon English (frequency #55,145 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,145
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to theocracy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-theocratic · theocratic · English

theocratic · rank #55,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,145
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thermoelectric

Nearest frequency peer: thermoelectric (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “theocratic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “theocratic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for theocratic
PropertyValue
Headwordtheocratic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “theocratic” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).theocraticfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “thermoelectric” (#55,146), “thet” (#55,147), “Tippett” (#55,149). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “theocratic” is #55,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

theocratic is uncommon English at frequency #55,145 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

theocratic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic. The correct English form is theocratic, spelled T-H-E-O-C-R-A-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pertaining to theocracy.
  2. 2
    Conforming to God-rule, by Christian behavior.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how theocratic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes,” he said. “It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Shia (sic) law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians, and other religious minorities. They do it because they believe that they understa…

Etymology

From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "theocratic"?
"theocratic" is spelled T-H-E-O-C-R-A-T-I-C.
What does "theocratic" mean?
As an adjective, "theocratic" means: Pertaining to theocracy.
What is the origin of the word "theocratic"?
From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list