# republican

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/ · frequency rank #2,053

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

## Etymology
From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`erpublican`, `repbulican`, `reppublican`, `repubblican`, `repubilcan`, `republcian`, `republiacn`, `republicann`, `republiccan`, `republicna`, `republlican`, `repulbican`, `reupblican`, `rpeublican`, `rrepublican`

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