Räterepublik

[ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk]

/[ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Räterepublik” is uncommon German (frequency #67,644 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,644
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Republik, bei der die Macht in der Hand sogenannter Räte liegt

Key facts for Räterepublik
PropertyValue
HeadwordRäterepublik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Räterepublik” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Räterepublik lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Räterepublik is uncommon German at frequency #67,644 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Republik, bei der die Macht in der Hand sogenannter Räte liegt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Räterepublik, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Räterepublik, spelled R-Ä-T-E-R-E-P-U-B-L-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Republik, bei der die Macht in der Hand sogenannter Räte liegt

Synonyms

RätedemokratieRätesystem

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Räterepublik"?
"Räterepublik" is spelled R-Ä-T-E-R-E-P-U-B-L-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk].
What does "Räterepublik" mean?
As a noun, "Räterepublik" means: Republik, bei der die Macht in der Hand sogenannter Räte liegt
How do you pronounce "Räterepublik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Räterepublik" is [ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Räterepublik" come from?
"Räterepublik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Räterepublik”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ä-T-E-R-E-P-U-B-L-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛːtəʁepuˌbliːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list