Which to use
“démocratie” and “démocraties” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,038
- “démocratie” frequency rank
- #19,522
- “démocraties” frequency rank
- 21560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démocratie | démocraties |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Régime politique dans lequel le peuple dispose du pouvoir souverain et l’applique en respectant des principes démocratiques (cadre constitutionnel stable, respect de l’opposition et des minorités, balance des pouvoirs, etc.). | Pluriel de démocratie. |
Where the eye mixes démocratie and démocraties
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. démocratie runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against démocraties's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démocratie and démocraties
A purely visual mix-up. démocratie (\de.mo.kʁa.si\) and démocraties (\de.mɔ.kʁa.si\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démocratie” sits inside “démocraties”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démocratie is recorded at frequency rank #2,038, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mo.kʁa.si\. démocraties is at rank #19,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ.kʁa.si\.
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 21560, this pair ranks #362,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démocratie vs démocraties
Shared letters: acdeimorté. Private to "démocratie": -. Private to "démocraties": s.
"démocratie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "démocraties" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "démocratie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démocraties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démocratie" and "démocraties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démocraties vs démocratiser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,534 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.