reduplication

/ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

//ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"reduplication" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reduplication” is uncommon English (frequency #93,073 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,073
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reduplication · reduplication · English

reduplication · rank #93,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,073
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH redact

Nearest frequency peer: redact (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “reduplication”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reduplication” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reduplication
PropertyValue
Headwordreduplication
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,073
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reduplication” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).reduplicationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “redact” (#93,071), “reformulate” (#93,075), “relaxer” (#93,077). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reduplication” is #93,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reduplication is uncommon English at frequency #93,073 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for reduplication, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + duplication. The correct English form is reduplication, spelled R-E-D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
  2. 2
    The folding or doubling of a part or organ.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reduplication appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Her Malay was the Malay of the Staate of Lanchap [...] and she spoke it fierily, with crisp glottal checks, with much bubbling reduplication.
  2. Grammatically, Malay uses reduplication for plurals (burung = bird, burung-burung = birds) and thus repeated words are commonly heard in Malay speech[.]

Etymology

From re- + duplication.

This word in other languages

reduplicación(Español)redoublement(Français)Reduplikation(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reduplication"?
"reduplication" is spelled R-E-D-U-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "reduplication" mean?
As a noun, "reduplication" means: The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
How do you pronounce "reduplication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reduplication" is /ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "reduplication"?
From re- + duplication. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reduplication", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sadomasochism#93,110poliomyelitis#93,028Shakespearian#93,139oversensitive#92,967

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list