democracia

/dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/

//dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“democracia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,184
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regime de governo em que o poder de tomar importantes decisões políticas está com os cidadãos (direta ou indiretamente)

Corpus desk

Index PT-democracia · democracia · Portuguese

democracia · rank #2,184 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,184
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH ensinar

Nearest frequency peer: ensinar (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “democracia”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “democracia” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

democracia vs democrata
80% similar
democracia vs democracy
80% similar
democracia vs demografia
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for democracia
PropertyValue
Headworddemocracia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,184
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “democracia”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).democraciacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ensinar” (#2,186), “familiar” (#2,187), “controlar” (#2,180). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “democracia” fica em #2,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around democracia (IPA /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,184 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "regime de governo em que o poder de tomar importantes decisões políticas está com os cidadãos (direta ou indiretamente)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for democracia, with forms such as "ddemocracia", "demcoracia", and "demmocracia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "democrata", "democracy", "demografia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is democracia, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    regime de governo em que o poder de tomar importantes decisões políticas está com os cidadãos (direta ou indiretamente)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how democracia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A democracia é tão mais sólida economicamente quanto mais avançada forem suas instituições orçamentárias, inclusive para escolher prioridades

This word in other languages

democracy(English)democracia(Español)démocratie(Français)Demokratie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemocracia
  • demcoracia
  • demmocracia
  • democarcia
  • democcracia
  • democracai
  • democraccia
  • democraica
  • democrcaia
  • democrracia
  • demorcacia
  • deomcracia
  • dmeocracia
  • edmocracia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of democracia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddemocracia1demcoracia2demmocracia1democarcia2democcracia1democracai2democraccia1democraica2
Edit distance from "democracia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "democracia"?
"democracia" is spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/.
What does "democracia" mean?
As a noun, "democracia" means: regime de governo em que o poder de tomar importantes decisões políticas está com os cidadãos (direta ou indiretamente)
What words are commonly confused with "democracia"?
"democracia" is commonly confused with "democrata", "democracy", "demografia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "democracia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "democracia" is /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "democracia" come from?
"democracia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "democracia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

controlar14 variantsindivíduos14 variantshumanidade14 variantsbiblioteca14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list