product
prod·uct/ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/noun
product is spelled P-R-O-D-U-C-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (prod·uct). It appears 89 times per million words in written English, the 1,191st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, product means “Anything that is produced; a result” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of product is products.
How many letters and syllables are in product?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-D-U-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: prod·uct |
| In writing | 89 times per million words; the 1,191st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is product?
Product appears 89 times per million words in written English, the 1,191st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce product?
- UK /ˈpɹɒd.əkt/
- UK /ˈpɹɒd.ʌkt/
- US /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/
Product has 2 syllables, split prod·uct in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-product.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of product
- products plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- produck
- producting participle, present
- producted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does product mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything that is produced; a result.
The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
- 2
The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.
- 3
A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
Skill is the product of hours of practice. His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
- 4
A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
This is a product of lime and nitric acid.
- 5
A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
The product of 2 and 3 is 6. The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.
- 6
Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
- 7
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
- 8
A commodity offered for sale.
That store offers a variety of products. We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo produce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate product?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of product: Prod..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Product in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | produit |
| German | Produkt , Reaktionsprodukt |
| Portuguese | produto, produtos , produção, produções |
| Spanish | producto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does product come from?
From Middle English product, from Latin prōductus, perfect participle of prōdūcō, first attested in English in the mathematics sense.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).