República del Congo

[reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo]

/[reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo]/ name

The verdict

“República del Congo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - un país de África ecuatorial (con códigos ISO 3166: 178 / COG / CG). Limita con el Océano Atlántico, Gabón, Camerún, la República Centroafricana, la República Democrática del Congo o Congo Kinshasa...

Key facts for República del Congo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRepública del Congo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “República del Congo” sits in Spanish frequency

República del Congo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for República del Congo is 19 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "un país de África ecuatorial (con códigos ISO 3166: 178 / COG / CG). Limita con el Océano Atlántico, Gabón, Camerún, la República Centroafricana, la República Democrática del Congo o Congo Kinshasa...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for República del Congo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is República del Congo, spelled R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A- -D-E-L- -C-O-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    un país de África ecuatorial (con códigos ISO 3166: 178 / COG / CG). Limita con el Océano Atlántico, Gabón, Camerún, la República Centroafricana, la República Democrática del Congo o Congo Kinshasa y el enclave angoleño de Cabinda. Antiguamente fue el Congo francés. Su capital es Brazzaville. El gentilicio es congoleño.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "República del Congo"?
"República del Congo" is spelled R-E-P-Ú-B-L-I-C-A- -D-E-L- -C-O-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo].
What does "República del Congo" mean?
As a proper noun, "República del Congo" means: un país de África ecuatorial (con códigos ISO 3166: 178 / COG / CG). Limita con el Océano Atlántico, Gabón, Camerún, la República Centroafricana, la República Democrática del Congo o Congo Kinshasa...
How do you pronounce "República del Congo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "República del Congo" is [reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "República del Congo" come from?
"República del Congo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “República del Congo”

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- -D-E-L- -C-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞el ˈkõŋgo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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