reduplicate
/ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/adjective, verb
reduplicate is spelled R-E-D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reduplicate means “doubled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reduplicate?
| Letters | 11: R-E-D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 reduplicate?
Reduplicate appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 reduplicate?
- /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
As a verb (“To double again: to multiply: to repeat”): /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reduplicate2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reduplicate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reduplicate
- more reduplicate comparative
- most reduplicate superlative
- reduplicates present, singular, he/she/it
- reduplicating participle, present
- reduplicated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reduplicate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
doubled
- 2
valvate with the margins curved outwardly
- 3
folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another
verb
- 1
To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
- 2
To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reduplicate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | reduplicar |
| German | reduplizieren |
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 reduplicate come from?
From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).