democracia

[d̪emoˈkɾasja]

/[d̪emoˈkɾasja]/ noun

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The verdict

“democracia” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,032 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,032
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Doctrina política que propicia la participación del pueblo en el gobierno.

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)

Where “democracia” sits in Spanish frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for democracia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪emoˈkɾasja]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,032 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “democracia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪emoˈkɾasja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “demócrata” - see the side-by-side comparison. democracia vs demócrata
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list