deduplication
/diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/
"deduplication" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deduplication” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of removing duplication or redundancy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deduplication · deduplication · English
deduplication · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deduplication |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deduplication” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deduplication is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
deduplication doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + duplication. The correct English form is deduplication, spelled D-E-D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of removing duplication or redundancy.
- 2The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- 3The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
Etymology
From de- + duplication.
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.