# republic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ · frequency rank #2,495

## Definitions
1. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
2. A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
3. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.
4. One of the subdivisions that made up the former Yugoslavia.

## Etymology
From Middle French republique (“republic”), from Latin rēspūblicā, from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

## Easily confused with
- **republican** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/republic-vs-republican)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erpublic`, `repbulic`, `reppublic`, `repubblic`, `repubilc`, `republci`, `republicc`, `republlic`, `repulbic`, `reupblic`, `rpeublic`, `rrepublic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/republic