reciprocity
/ˌrɛsəˈprɑsəti/noun
reciprocity is spelled R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reciprocity means “The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reciprocity is reciprocities.
How many letters and syllables are in reciprocity?
| Letters | 11: R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 reciprocity?
Reciprocity appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 reciprocity?
- US /ˌrɛsəˈprɑsəti/
Reciprocity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reciprocity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reciprocity?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reciprocity from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsəti/):
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 reciprocity
- reciprocities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reciprocity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.
- 2
A reciprocal relationship.
Near-synonym: reciprocation
- 3
A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
- 4
A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
- 5
The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocity (international relations).
- 6
The responses of individuals to the actions of others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reciprocity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state or quality of being reciprocal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réciprocité |
| German | Gegenseitigkeit, Reziprozität, Umkehrbarkeit |
| Spanish | reciprocidad |
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 reciprocity come from?
From French réciprocité.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).