duplicative
/djuːˈplɪkətɪv/
"duplicative" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“duplicative” is an uncommon English word, ranked #87,236 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #87,236
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duplicative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /djuːˈplɪkətɪv/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #87,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “duplicative” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for duplicative is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /djuːˈplɪkətɪv/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,236 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of, related to, or being a duplicate.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for duplicative in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From duplicate + -ive. The correct English form is duplicative, spelled D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
Etymology
From duplicate + -ive.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “duplicative”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /djuːˈplɪkətɪv/ (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.