démocraties vs démocratiques, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#19,522
“démocraties” frequency rank: #9,311
“démocratiques” frequency rank: 28833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	démocraties	démocratiques
Definition	Pluriel de démocratie.	Pluriel de démocratique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démocraties and démocratiques apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

démocraties

13 ch

démocratiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démocraties is \de.mɔ.kʁa.si\ while démocratiques is \de.mɔ.kʁa.tik\. 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 28833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

démocraties is recorded at frequency rank #19,522, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ.kʁa.si\. démocratiques is at rank #9,311, 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 28833, this pair ranks #320,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of démocraties vs démocratiques

Shared letters: acdeimorsté. Private to "démocraties": -. Private to "démocratiques": qu.

"démocraties" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "démocratiques" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

démocraties#19,522

démocratiques#9,311

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démocraties" and "démocratiques" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "démocraties" is a noun and "démocratiques" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "démocraties" or "démocratiques"?

"démocratiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,311 in our French list, against #19,522 for "démocraties". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démocraties vs démocratiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “démocraties”; for an adjective, it's “démocratiques”.
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