republic

/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/

//ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk// noun

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"republic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“republic” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,495
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-republic · republic · English

republic · rank #2,495 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,495
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH painting

Nearest frequency peer: painting (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “republic”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “republic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

republic vs republican
80% similar

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

Key facts for republic
PropertyValue
Headwordrepublic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,495
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “republic”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).republiclands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “painting” (#2,494), “reserve” (#2,496), “offering” (#2,493). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “republic” is #2,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around republic (IPA /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,495 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for republic, with forms such as "erpublic", "repbulic", and "reppublic". 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, "republican", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”. The correct English form is republic, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
  2. 2
    A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
  3. 3
    One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
  4. 4
    One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The United States is a republic; Norway is a constitutional monarchy.
  2. Perhaps the great charm of a republic to the young mind is, the career which it seems to lay open to all, and whose success depends upon personal gifts; while their exercise seems more independent when devoted to the people rather than to the monarch.

Etymology

From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

This word in other languages

república(Español)république(Français)Republik(Deutsch)república(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpublic
  • repbulic
  • reppublic
  • repubblic
  • repubilc
  • republci
  • republicc
  • republlic
  • repulbic
  • reupblic
  • rpeublic
  • rrepublic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of republic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erpublic2repbulic2reppublic1repubblic1repubilc2republci2republicc1republlic1
Edit distance from "republic"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "republic"?
"republic" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/.
What does "republic" mean?
As a noun, "republic" means: A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
What words are commonly confused with "republic"?
"republic" is commonly confused with "republican". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "republic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "republic" is /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "republic"?
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

painting#2,494offering#2,493Scottish#2,501facility#2,484

Similar misspelling depth

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

territory12 variantsdirected12 variantsdelivery12 variantsrelevant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list