republicanism

noun

"republicanism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“republicanism” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,864
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.

Key facts for republicanism
PropertyValue
Headwordrepublicanism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#42,864
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “republicanism” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). republicanism lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around republicanism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,864 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for republicanism, with forms such as "erpublicanism", "repbulicanism", and "reppublicanism". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From republican + -ism. The correct English form is republicanism, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.

Etymology

From republican + -ism.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpublicanism
  • repbulicanism
  • reppublicanism
  • repubblicanism
  • repubilcanism
  • republcianism
  • republiacnism
  • republicainsm
  • republicanims
  • republicanismm
  • republicanissm
  • republicannism
  • republicansim
  • republiccanism
  • republicnaism
  • republlicanism
  • repulbicanism
  • reupblicanism
  • rpeublicanism
  • rrepublicanism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of republicanism - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erpublicanism2repbulicanism2reppublicanism1repubblicanism1repubilcanism2republcianism2republiacnism2republicainsm2
Edit distance from "republicanism"

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 "republicanism"?
"republicanism" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N-I-S-M.
What does "republicanism" mean?
As a noun, "republicanism" means: The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.
What are common misspellings of "republicanism"?
Common misspellings include "erpublicanism", "repbulicanism", "reppublicanism", "repubblicanism", "repubilcanism". The correct spelling is "republicanism".
What is the origin of the word "republicanism"?
From republican + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “republicanism”

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-A-N-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list