republican

/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən/

//ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən// noun

The verdict

“republican” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,636 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,636
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Republicano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-republican · republican · Spanish

republican · rank #77,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,636
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reproducían

Nearest frequency peer: reproducían (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “republican”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “republican” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for republican
PropertyValue
Headwordrepublican
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “republican” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).republicancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “reproducían” (#77,635), “resistiré” (#77,637), “reprochan” (#77,634). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “republican” va en #77,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

republican is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,636 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Republicano.".

republican has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is republican, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Republicano.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "republican"?
"republican" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən/.
What does "republican" mean?
As a noun, "republican" means: Republicano.
How do you pronounce "republican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "republican" is /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪ.kən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "republican" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "republican", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list