produce

/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/

//pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs// verb

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"produce" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“produce” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,733
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-produce · produce · English

produce · rank #1,733 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,733
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH nor

Nearest frequency peer: nor (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “produce”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “produce” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

produce vs product
86% similar
produce vs products
75% similar
produce vs produced
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for produce
PropertyValue
Headwordproduce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,733
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “produce”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).producelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “nor” (#1,732), “progress” (#1,734), “materials” (#1,731). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “produce” is #1,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around produce (IPA /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,733 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for produce, with forms such as "porduce", "pproduce", and "prdouce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "product", "products", "produced", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”). The correct English form is produce, spelled P-R-O-D-U-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
  2. 2
    To make or yield something.
  3. 3
    To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
  4. 4
    To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
  5. 5
    To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
  6. 6
    To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
  7. 7
    To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how produce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [chapter XIII, page 264:] […] the greatest jurist that his country had produced. […] [chapter XVI, page 644:] At Rome the news from Ireland produced a sensation of a very different kind.
  2. Many of these caterpillars have special glands that produce secretions which are very attractive to these ants.

Etymology

From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

This word in other languages

producir(Español)produire(Français)produzieren(Deutsch)produzir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porduce
  • pproduce
  • prdouce
  • prodcue
  • prodduce
  • producce
  • produec
  • proudce
  • prroduce
  • rpoduce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of produce - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porduce2pproduce1prdouce2prodcue2prodduce1producce1produec2proudce2
Edit distance from "produce"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "produce"?
"produce" is spelled P-R-O-D-U-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/.
What does "produce" mean?
As a verb, "produce" means: To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
What words are commonly confused with "produce"?
"produce" is commonly confused with "product", "products", "produced". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "produce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "produce" is /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "produce"?
From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "produce", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

require#1,736herself#1,723helping#1,722carried#1,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

thinks10 variantseastern10 variantstrouble10 variantshousing10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list