Which to use
“démocratie” is a noun and “démocratique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,038
- “démocratie” frequency rank
- #2,473
- “démocratique” frequency rank
- 4511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démocratie | démocratique |
|---|---|---|
| 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.). | Relatif à la démocratie et à ses principes. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démocratie and démocratique apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
démocratie and démocratique form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4511, 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\. démocratique is at rank #2,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ.kʁa.tik\.
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 4511, this pair ranks #431,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering démocratie vs démocratique
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “démocratie”; for an adjective, it's “démocratique”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “démocratie” entry
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