# duplicate

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #13,138

## Definitions
1. Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
2. In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *dwóh₁
Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

## Easily confused with
- **delicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delicate-vs-duplicate)

## Common misspellings (13)
`dduplicate`, `dpulicate`, `dulpicate`, `dupilcate`, `duplciate`, `dupliacte`, `duplicaet`, `duplicatte`, `dupliccate`, `duplictae`, `dupllicate`, `dupplicate`, `udplicate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duplicate