Republik

[ʁepuˈbliːk]

/[ʁepuˈbliːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Republik” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,121
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Staatsform, bei der die Führung des Staates gewählt wird (zum Beispiel durch das Volk)

Corpus desk

Index DE-republik · Republik · German

Republik · rank #2,121 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,121
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Realität

Nearest frequency peer: Realität (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Republik“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Republik“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Republik vs Replik
75% similar

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

Key facts for Republik
PropertyValue
HeadwordRepublik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁepuˈbliːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,121
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Republik“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Republikliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Realität“ (#2,120), „Retten“ (#2,122), „my“ (#2,119). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Republik“ bei #2,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Republik (IPA [ʁepuˈbliːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,121 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Staatsform, bei der die Führung des Staates gewählt wird (zum Beispiel durch das Volk)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Republik, with forms such as "erpublik", "repbulik", and "reppublik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Replik", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Republik, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Staatsform, bei der die Führung des Staates gewählt wird (zum Beispiel durch das Volk)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Republiken enden durch Luxus, Monarchien durch Armut.“
  2. Mit einem Staatsakt in der Wiener Staatsoper hat das offizielle Österreich am Montag den 100. Jahrestag der Errichtung der Republik gefeiert.

Synonyms

Freistaat

Antonyms

Monarchie

This word in other languages

republic(English)república(Español)république(Français)república(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpublik
  • repbulik
  • reppublik
  • repubblik
  • repubilk
  • republikk
  • republki
  • republlik
  • repulbik
  • reupblik
  • rpeublik
  • rrepublik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Republik - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erpublik2repbulik2reppublik1repubblik1repubilk2republikk1republki2republlik1
Edit distance from "Republik"

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 "Republik"?
"Republik" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁepuˈbliːk].
What does "Republik" mean?
As a noun, "Republik" means: eine Staatsform, bei der die Führung des Staates gewählt wird (zum Beispiel durch das Volk)
What words are commonly confused with "Republik"?
"Republik" is commonly confused with "Replik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Republik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Republik" is [ʁepuˈbliːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Republik" come from?
"Republik" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Realität#2,120modernen#2,118verboten#2,132begonnen#2,137

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schmidt12 variantseindeutig12 variantsExperten12 variantsKategorie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list