République du Congo

\ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\

/\ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\/ name

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The verdict

“République du Congo” 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
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pays d’Afrique, qui partage ses frontières avec le Gabon, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la République démocratique du Congo, ayant Brazzaville comme capitale.

Key facts for République du Congo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRépublique du Congo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “République du Congo” sits in French frequency

République du Congo 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 du Congo is 19 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\. 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: "Pays d’Afrique, qui partage ses frontières avec le Gabon, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la République démocratique du Congo, ayant Brazzaville comme capitale.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for République du Congo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is République du Congo, spelled R-É-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E- -D-U- -C-O-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pays d’Afrique, qui partage ses frontières avec le Gabon, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la République démocratique du Congo, ayant Brazzaville comme capitale.

Synonyms

CongoRépublique populaire du Congo

This word in other languages

República del Congo(Español)Republik Kongo(Deutsch)

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 du Congo"?
"République du Congo" is spelled R-É-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E- -D-U- -C-O-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\.
What does "République du Congo" mean?
As a proper noun, "République du Congo" means: Pays d’Afrique, qui partage ses frontières avec le Gabon, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la République démocratique du Congo, ayant Brazzaville comme capitale.
How do you pronounce "République du Congo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "République du Congo" is \ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "République du Congo" come from?
"République du Congo" is a French 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 “République du Congo”

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-U- -C-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.py.blik dy kɔ̃.ɡo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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