democracia

[d̪emoˈkɾasja]

/[d̪emoˈkɾasja]/ noun

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The verdict

“democracia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,032
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrina política que propicia la participación del pueblo en el gobierno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-democracia · democracia · Spanish

democracia · rank #1,032 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,032
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH curso

Nearest frequency peer: curso (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “democracia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “democracia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

democracia vs demócrata
70% similar
democracia vs demografía
70% similar
democracia vs democrática
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for democracia
PropertyValue
Headworddemocracia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪emoˈkɾasja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,032
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “democracia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).democraciacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “curso” (#1,031), “don” (#1,033), “cuarto” (#1,030). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “democracia” va en #1,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around democracia (IPA [d̪emoˈkɾasja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,032 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for democracia, with forms such as "ddemocracia", "demcoracia", and "demmocracia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "demócrata", "demografía", "democrática", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is democracia, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrina política que propicia la participación del pueblo en el gobierno.
  2. 2
    Sistema político en que el pueblo elige a sus gobernantes.
  3. 3
    Estado regido por dicho sistema político.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, cualquier relación entre personas o grupos humanos que tienen una conducción con participación de sus bases.
  5. 5
    Sistema político en el que los ciudadanos, voluntarios, toman las decisiones de gobierno de su municipio y país.

Antonyms

autocraciadictaduramonarquía

This word in other languages

democracy(English)démocratie(Français)Demokratie(Deutsch)democracia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemocracia
  • demcoracia
  • demmocracia
  • democarcia
  • democcracia
  • democracai
  • democraccia
  • democraica
  • democrasia
  • democrcaia
  • democrracia
  • demorcacia
  • deomcracia
  • dmeocracia
  • edmocracia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of democracia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddemocracia1demcoracia2demmocracia1democarcia2democcracia1democracai2democraccia1democraica2
Edit distance from "democracia"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "democracia"?
"democracia" is spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪emoˈkɾasja].
What does "democracia" mean?
As a noun, "democracia" means: Doctrina política que propicia la participación del pueblo en el gobierno.
What words are commonly confused with "democracia"?
"democracia" is commonly confused with "demócrata", "demografía", "democrática". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "democracia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "democracia" is [d̪emoˈkɾasja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "democracia" come from?
"democracia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "democracia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

encuentran15 variantsnacionales15 variantsBarcelona15 variantstotalmente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list