# produce

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ · frequency rank #1,733

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **product** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/produce-vs-product)
- **products** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/produce-vs-products)
- **produced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/produce-vs-produced)
- **producer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/produce-vs-producer)
- **produces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/produce-vs-produces)
- **procure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procure-vs-produce)

## Common misspellings (10)
`porduce`, `pproduce`, `prdouce`, `prodcue`, `prodduce`, `producce`, `produec`, `proudce`, `prroduce`, `rpoduce`

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