quadruplicate
/ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/
"quadruplicate" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quadruplicate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - having four parts
Corpus desk
Index EN-quadruplicate · quadruplicate · English
quadruplicate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadruplicate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quadruplicate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quadruplicate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for quadruplicate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin quadruplicatus. The correct English form is quadruplicate, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1having four parts
- 2four times over, multiplied by four
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quadruplicate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The small schools might specialize upon the type locally most desirable, the larger might group its triplicate (or quadruplicate) system of sustained and serious courses about a common Library […]
[…] Fortune, who delights in making the miner or the lumber-man a quadruplicate millionaire and in "busting" the railroad king.
Etymology
From Latin quadruplicatus.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.