Democratic People's Republic of Korea
/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/
"democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea" is a 32-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Democratic People's Republic of Korea” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 37
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia; abbreviation DPRK.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/ |
| Letters | 37 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Democratic People's Republic of Korea” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Democratic People's Republic of Korea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia; abbreviation DPRK.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Democratic People's Republic of Korea in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Korean 조선민주주의인민공화국 (joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk) The correct English form is Democratic People's Republic of Korea, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C- -P-E-O-P-L-E-'-S- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -K-O-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1Official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia; abbreviation DPRK.
Etymology
Calque of Korean 조선민주주의인민공화국 (joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk)
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Democratic People's Republic of Korea”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C- -P-E-O-P-L-E-'-S- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -K-O-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.