Federal Republic of Germany

name

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"federal-republic-of-germany" is a 24-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Federal Republic of Germany” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.

Key facts for Federal Republic of Germany
PropertyValue
HeadwordFederal Republic of Germany
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Federal Republic of Germany” sits in English frequency

Federal Republic of Germany falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Federal Republic of Germany is 27 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for Federal Republic of Germany in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland. The correct English form is Federal Republic of Germany, spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-L- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -G-E-R-M-A-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.
  2. 2
    The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.

Etymology

Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

This word in other languages

República Federal de Alemania(Español)République fédérale d'Allemagne(Français)Bundesrepublik Deutschland(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Federal Republic of Germany"?
"Federal Republic of Germany" is spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-L- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -G-E-R-M-A-N-Y.
What does "Federal Republic of Germany" mean?
As a proper noun, "Federal Republic of Germany" means: The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.
What is the origin of the word "Federal Republic of Germany"?
Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Federal Republic of Germany”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-E-D-E-R-A-L- -R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -G-E-R-M-A-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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