Republic of South Sudan

name

"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.

Key facts for Republic of South Sudan
PropertyValue
HeadwordRepublic of South Sudan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Republic of South Sudan” sits in English frequency

Republic of South Sudan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    Official 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Republic of South Sudan"?
"Republic of South Sudan" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C- -O-F- -S-O-U-T-H- -S-U-D-A-N.
What does "Republic of South Sudan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Republic of South Sudan" means: Official name of South Sudan: a country in East Africa.
What is the origin of the word "Republic of South Sudan"?
Calque of Dinka Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Republic of South Sudan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list