republican

/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/

//ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən// adj

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"republican" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“republican” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,053
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-republican · republican · English

republican · rank #2,053 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,053
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH proof

Nearest frequency peer: proof (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “republican”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “republican” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

republican vs republic
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for republican
PropertyValue
Headwordrepublican
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,053
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “republican”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).republicanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “proof” (#2,052), “soldiers” (#2,054), “profit” (#2,051). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “republican” is #2,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around republican (IPA /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,053 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for republican, with forms such as "erpublican", "repbulican", and "reppublican". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "republic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From republic + -an, partly after French républicain. The correct English form is republican, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
  2. 2
    Of or belonging to a republic.
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Republican.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how republican appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Republican ideology had no obvious institutional focus and ideological carrier as was the case with the discourse of reason (the monarchy) and the discourse of law (the parlements).
  2. The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.

Etymology

From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.

This word in other languages

républicain(Français)republikanisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpublican
  • repbulican
  • reppublican
  • repubblican
  • repubilcan
  • republcian
  • republiacn
  • republicann
  • republiccan
  • republicna
  • republlican
  • repulbican
  • reupblican
  • rpeublican
  • rrepublican

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of republican - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erpublican2repbulican2reppublican1repubblican1repubilcan2republcian2republiacn2republicann1
Edit distance from "republican"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "republican"?
"republican" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/.
What does "republican" mean?
As an adjective, "republican" means: Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
What words are commonly confused with "republican"?
"republican" is commonly confused with "republic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "republican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "republican" is /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "republican"?
From republic + -an, partly after French républicain. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "republican", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

appearance#2,058historical#2,073originally#2,084supporting#2,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

industrial15 variantsincreasing15 variantsrestaurant15 variantstransport15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list