Republic of Ireland
/ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
"republic-of-ireland" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Republic of Ireland” 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
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Long form of Ireland: an island country in northwestern Europe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-republic-of-ireland · Republic of Ireland · English
Republic of Ireland · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Republic of Ireland” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Republic of Ireland is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Long form of Ireland: an island country in northwestern Europe.".
Republic of Ireland has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Republic of Ireland, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -I-R-E-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Long form of Ireland: an island country in northwestern Europe.
Synonyms
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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.