Republic of Korea
"republic-of-korea" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-republic-of-korea · Republic of Korea · English
Republic of Korea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 Korea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Republic of Korea” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Republic of Korea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Republic of Korea, 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.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk). The correct English form is Republic of Korea, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -K-O-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Republic of Korea appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Our men have fought with grim gallantry. The soldiers of the Republic of Korea have also been fighting fiercely.
Etymology
Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk).
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.