Which to use
“république” and “républiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #710
- “république” frequency rank
- #18,054
- “républiques” frequency rank
- 18764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | république | républiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chose publique, intérêt général. | Pluriel de république. |
Same sound, different letters: république vs républiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. république runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against républiques's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - république and républiques
This is the hard kind. république and républiques are pronounced identically (\ʁe.py.blik\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “république” sits inside “républiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
république is recorded at frequency rank #710, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.py.blik\. républiques is at rank #18,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.py.blik\.
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 18764, this pair ranks #376,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of république vs républiques
Shared letters: beilpqrué. Private to "république": -. Private to "républiques": s.
"république" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "républiques" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "république" and "républiques" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "république" or "républiques" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "république" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "républiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "république" and "républiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répliques vs républiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #376,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.