republic

\ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\

/\ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\/ noun

The verdict

“republic” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,517
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-republic · republic · French

republic · rank #29,517 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,517
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rentrais

Nearest frequency peer: rentrais (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « republic »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « republic » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for republic
PropertyValue
Headwordrepublic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,517
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « republic »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).republicse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rentrais » (#29,516), « renié » (#29,515), « ressemblez » (#29,519). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « republic » est au #29,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around republic (IPA \ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,517 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "République.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for republic, with forms such as "erpublic", "repbulic", and "reppublic". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is republic, spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    République.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpublic
  • repbulic
  • reppublic
  • repubblic
  • repubilc
  • republci
  • republicc
  • republlic
  • repulbic
  • reupblic
  • rpeublic
  • rrepublic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of republic - 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.

erpublic2repbulic2reppublic1repubblic1repubilc2republci2republicc1republlic1
Edit distance from "republic"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "republic"?
"republic" is spelled R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\.
What does "republic" mean?
As a noun, "republic" means: République.
What are common misspellings of "republic"?
Common misspellings include "erpublic", "repbulic", "reppublic", "repubblic", "repubilc". The correct spelling is "republic".
How do you pronounce "republic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "republic" is \ɹɪ.ˈpʌb.lɪk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "republic" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list