demócratavsdemocráticaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: demócrata is a noun, democrática is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“demócrata” is a noun and “democrática” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,003
“demócrata” frequency rank
#2,924
“democrática” frequency rank
9927
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demócrata democrática
Definition Partidario de la democracia. Forma del femenino singular de democrático.

Where the eye mixes demócrata and democrática

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
demócrata
11 ch
democrática

Visual trap between demócrata and democrática

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demócrata is [d̪eˈmokɾat̪a] while democrática is [d̪emoˈkɾat̪ika]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 9927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demócrata is recorded at frequency rank #7,003, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmokɾat̪a]. 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 9927, this pair ranks #300,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of demócrata vs democrática

Shared letters: acdemrt. Private to "demócrata": ó. Private to "democrática": ioá.

"demócrata" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "democrática" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demócrata" and "democrática" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demócrata" is a noun and "democrática" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "demócrata" vs "democrática" - which ranks higher?
"democrática" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,924 in our Spanish list, against #7,003 for "demócrata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "demócrata" and "democrática" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demócrata" 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 #300,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demócrata" and "democrática" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "democrática vs democratizar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #300,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list