Which to use
“república” and “repúblicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #582
- “república” frequency rank
- #14,944
- “repúblicas” frequency rank
- 15526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | república | repúblicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de república. |
Where the eye mixes república and repúblicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. república runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against repúblicas's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between república and repúblicas
A purely visual mix-up. república ([reˈpuβ̞lika]) and repúblicas ([reˈpuβ̞likas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “república” sits inside “repúblicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
república is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpuβ̞lika]. repúblicas is at rank #14,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpuβ̞likas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15526, this pair ranks #279,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of república vs repúblicas
Shared letters: abceilprú. Private to "república": -. Private to "repúblicas": s.
"república" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "repúblicas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "república" and "repúblicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "república" or "repúblicas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "república" and "repúblicas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "república" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repúblicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "república" and "repúblicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "republic vs repúblicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.