Republic of South Sudan
"republic-of-south-sudan" is a 20-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Republic of South Sudan” 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
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Official name of South Sudan: a country in East Africa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Republic of South Sudan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Republic of South Sudan” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Republic of South Sudan 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 Sudan: a country in East Africa.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Republic of South Sudan in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Dinka Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän. The correct English form is Republic of South Sudan, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -S-O-U-T-H- -S-U-D-A-N.
Definition
- 1Official name of South Sudan: a country in East Africa.
Etymology
Calque of Dinka Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän.
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.
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Using “Republic of South Sudan”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -S-O-U-T-H- -S-U-D-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.