república

/[reˈpuβ̞lika]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#582

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

república is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma de gobierno que se caracteriza porque la organización política descansa sobre el principio de que los ciudadanos con derecho a voto, el electorado, constituye la raíz última de legitimidad y ... Pronounced [reˈpuβ̞lika]. It ranks #582 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with repúblicas and réplica.

Key facts for república
PropertyValue
Headwordrepública
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈpuβ̞lika]
Letters9
Frequency rank#582
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of república in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for república is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈpuβ̞lika]. Corpus data places it at rank #582 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for república, with forms such as "erpública", "repbúlica", and "reppública". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "repúblicas", "réplica", "republic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is república, spelled R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma de gobierno que se caracteriza porque la organización política descansa sobre el principio de que los ciudadanos con derecho a voto, el electorado, constituye la raíz última de legitimidad y la soberanía.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, Estado que posee dicha forma de gobierno.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erpública,repbúlica,reppública,repúbblica,repúbilca,repúblcia,repúbliac,repúblicca,repúbllica,repúlbica,repúvlica,reúpblica,rpeública,rrepública

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for república

Misspelling Variants of "república"

erpública9repbúlica9reppública10repúbblica10repúbilca9repúblcia9repúbliac9repúblicca10
Misspelling Variants of "república"

Frequency rank: #582 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "república"?
"república" is spelled R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈpuβ̞lika].
What does "república" mean?
As a noun, "república" means: Forma de gobierno que se caracteriza porque la organización política descansa sobre el principio de que los ciudadanos con derecho a voto, el electorado, constituye la raíz última de legitimidad y ...
What words are commonly confused with "república"?
"república" is commonly confused with "repúblicas", "réplica", "republic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "república"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "república" is [reˈpuβ̞lika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "república" come from?
"república" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.