Democratic Republic of the Congo
/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
"democratic-republic-of-the-congo" is a 28-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Democratic Republic of the Congo” 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
- 32
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-democratic-republic-of-t · Democratic Republic of the Congo · English
Democratic Republic of the Congo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 32 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ |
| Letters | 32 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Democratic Republic of the Congo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Democratic Republic of the Congo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Democratic Republic of the Congo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Democratic Republic of the Congo, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T-I-C- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -T-H-E- -C-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Democratic Republic of the Congo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support the agreement in its current form because it did not create a new fund for biodiversity, separate to the existing UN fund, the global environment facility (GEF).
The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”.
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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.