Which to use
“démocrate” is an adjective and “démocrates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,126
- “démocrate” frequency rank
- #6,608
- “démocrates” frequency rank
- 11734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démocrate | démocrates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Démocratique, qui relève de la démocratie. | Groupe politique attaché au Parti démocrate américain. |
Same sound, different letters: démocrate vs démocrates
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. démocrate runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against démocrates's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - démocrate / démocrates
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: démocrate and démocrates carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.mɔ.kʁat\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démocrate” sits inside “démocrates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démocrate is recorded at frequency rank #5,126, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ.kʁat\. démocrates is at rank #6,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ.kʁat\.
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 11734, this pair ranks #408,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démocrate vs démocrates
Shared letters: acdemorté. Private to "démocrate": -. Private to "démocrates": s.
"démocrate" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "démocrates" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "démocrate" / "démocrates". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "démocrate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démocrates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démocrate" and "démocrates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "democracy vs démocrate". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #408,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.