social-démocrate

\sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\

/\sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\/ noun

The verdict

“social-démocrate” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partisan de la social-démocratie ; socialiste non marxiste.

Key facts for social-démocrate
PropertyValue
Headwordsocial-démocrate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “social-démocrate” sits in French frequency

social-démocrate falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for social-démocrate is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

social-démocrate has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is social-démocrate, spelled S-O-C-I-A-L---D-É-M-O-C-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partisan de la social-démocratie ; socialiste non marxiste.
  2. 2
    Membre ou partisan d'un parti membre de la Deuxième Internationale ; en principe socialiste marxiste.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "social-démocrate"?
"social-démocrate" is spelled S-O-C-I-A-L---D-É-M-O-C-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\.
What does "social-démocrate" mean?
As a noun, "social-démocrate" means: Partisan de la social-démocratie ; socialiste non marxiste.
How do you pronounce "social-démocrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "social-démocrate" is \sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "social-démocrate" come from?
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Using “social-démocrate”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-C-I-A-L---D-É-M-O-C-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔ.sjal.de.mɔ.kʁat\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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