République de Chine

\ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\

/\ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\/ name

The verdict

“République de Chine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entité politique créée en 1912 avec pour capitale Nankin, qui revendique la souveraineté sur l’ensemble de la Chine et qui, depuis la fondation de la République populaire de Chine en 1949, n’a dans...

Key facts for République de Chine
PropertyValue
HeadwordRépublique de Chine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “République de Chine” sits in French frequency

République de Chine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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 French entry for République de Chine is 19 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\. 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: "Entité politique créée en 1912 avec pour capitale Nankin, qui revendique la souveraineté sur l’ensemble de la Chine et qui, depuis la fondation de la République populaire de Chine en 1949, n’a dans...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for République de Chine, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 République de Chine, spelled R-É-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E- -D-E- -C-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entité politique créée en 1912 avec pour capitale Nankin, qui revendique la souveraineté sur l’ensemble de la Chine et qui, depuis la fondation de la République populaire de Chine en 1949, n’a dans les faits autorité que sur l’île de Taïwan et les îles avoisinantes.

Synonyms

Chine libreChine nationalisteTaipei chinoisTerritoire douanier séparé de Taïwan, Penghu, Kinmen et MatsuTaïwan

Antonyms

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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 "République de Chine"?
"République de Chine" is spelled R-É-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E- -D-E- -C-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\.
What does "République de Chine" mean?
As a proper noun, "République de Chine" means: Entité politique créée en 1912 avec pour capitale Nankin, qui revendique la souveraineté sur l’ensemble de la Chine et qui, depuis la fondation de la République populaire de Chine en 1949, n’a dans...
How do you pronounce "République de Chine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "République de Chine" is \ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "République de Chine" come from?
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Using “République de Chine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E- -D-E- -C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.py.blik də ʃin\ (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