Republic of Latvia

name

"republic-of-latvia" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Republic of Latvia” 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
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Official name of Latvia: a country in northeastern Europe.

Corpus desk

Index EN-republic-of-latvia · Republic of Latvia · English

Republic of Latvia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for Republic of Latvia
PropertyValue
HeadwordRepublic of Latvia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Republic of Latvia” in English

Republic of Latviaranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Republic of Latvia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Official name of Latvia: a country in northeastern Europe.".

Republic of Latvia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latvian Latvijas Republika. The correct English form is Republic of Latvia, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -L-A-T-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Official name of Latvia: a country in northeastern Europe.

Etymology

Calque of Latvian Latvijas Republika.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Republic of Latvia"?
"Republic of Latvia" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -L-A-T-V-I-A.
What does "Republic of Latvia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Republic of Latvia" means: Official name of Latvia: a country in northeastern Europe.
What is the origin of the word "Republic of Latvia"?
Calque of Latvian Latvijas Republika. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list