reciprocation
noun
reciprocation is spelled R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reciprocation means “The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reciprocation is reciprocations.
How many letters and syllables are in reciprocation?
| Letters | 13: R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 reciprocation?
Reciprocation appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 reciprocation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-reciprocation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reciprocation
- reciprocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reciprocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
the reciprocation of kindness
- 2
Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides, or the back and forth motion in a piston engine.
Near-synonym: oscillation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reciprocation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réciprocité |
| German | Vergeltung, Erwiderung |
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 reciprocation come from?
From reciprocate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).