Which to use
“democracia” is a noun and “democrática” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,032
- “democracia” frequency rank
- #2,924
- “democrática” frequency rank
- 3956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | democracia | democrática |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doctrina política que propicia la participación del pueblo en el gobierno. | Forma del femenino singular de democrático. |
Where the eye mixes democracia and democrática
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses democracia with democrática
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: democracia is [d̪emoˈkɾasja] while democrática is [d̪emoˈkɾat̪ika]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
democracia is recorded at frequency rank #1,032, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪emoˈkɾasja]. democrática is at rank #2,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪emoˈkɾat̪ika].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3956, this pair ranks #317,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of democracia vs democrática
Shared letters: acdeimor. Private to "democracia": -. Private to "democrática": tá.
"democracia" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "democrática" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- democracia ← ddemocracia · demcoracia · demmocracia · democarcia · democcracia · democracai · democraccia · democraica
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "democracia" and "democrática" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "democracia" or "democrática"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "democracia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "democrática" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "democracia" and "democrática" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "democrática vs democratizar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #317,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.