production
pro·duc·tion/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/noun
production is spelled P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pro·duc·tion). It appears 138 times per million words in written English, the 756th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, production means “The act of producing, making or creating something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of production is productions.
How many letters and syllables are in production?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pro·duc·tion |
| In writing | 138 times per million words; the 756th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is production?
Production appears 138 times per million words in written English, the 756th 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 production?
- US /pɹəˈdʌkʃən/
- UK /pɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/
Production has 3 syllables, split pro·duc·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-production.ogg, En-uk-production.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with production?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as production from its last stressed vowel (/ʌkʃən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of production
- productions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does production mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The widget making machine is being used for production now.
- 2
The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- 3
The act of being produced.
The widgets are coming out of production now.
- 4
The total amount produced.
They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
- 5
The presentation of a theatrical work.
If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet."
- 6
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
He made a simple meal into a huge production.
- 7
That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
This is the final production model.
- 8
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate production?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of production: Prod., prod, prodn..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Production in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | production |
| German | Produktion, Herstellung , Inszenierung |
| Portuguese | produção |
| Spanish | producción, elaboración, producimiento |
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.