English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Democracy Pronunciation
Democracy is pronounced di-MAH-kruh-see, IPA /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/.
di-MAH-kruh-see
US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/ · UK /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/
Syllables: di · MAH · kruh · see (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A system of government in which the people choose their leaders by voting.
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Democracy in a Sentence
- The country returned to democracy after twelve years of military rule.
- Democracy depends on people actually turning up to vote.
- She teaches a course on the history of democracy in Europe.
Common Mispronunciations of Democracy
Not DE-muh-kra-see
Move the weight to the second syllable. Democratic puts its beat near the end, but democracy pulls it back onto the MAH, and the opening syllable shrinks to a quick di.
Not di-MOH-kruh-see
Keep the o short. It is the o of hot in American English and of dock in British English, never the long oh of hope.
Tip: Four syllables with the beat on the second: di-MAH-kruh-see. Democrat and democratic shift the beat elsewhere, so learn them separately.
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