república
[reˈpuβ̞lika]
The verdict
“república” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #582 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #582
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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 ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | república |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈpuβ̞lika] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #582 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “república” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for república is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for república, with forms such as "erpública", "repbúlica", and "reppública". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "repúblicas", "réplica", "republic", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is república, spelled R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Forma 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.
- 2Por 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of república - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “república”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈpuβ̞lika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “repúblicas” - see the side-by-side comparison. república vs repúblicas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.