rep
/ɹɛp/noun, verb
rep is spelled R-E-P: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rep means “Clipping of reputation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rep is reps.
How many letters and syllables are in rep?
| Letters | 3: R-E-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 rep?
Rep appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 rep?
- UK /ɹɛp/
Rep has one syllable (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-rep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rep?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rep from its last stressed vowel (/ɛp/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: per, pre.
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 rep
- reps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- repping participle, present
- repped participle, past
- repp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of reputation.
Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep.
- 2
Clipping of repetition.
Holonym: sets
- 3
informalClipping of representative.
When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.
- 4
informalClipping of representation.
- 5
Clipping of repertory.
She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre.
- 6
Clipping of report.
- 7
slangClipping of replica.
rep sneakers
- 8
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
verb
- 1
informalTo represent; to act as a representative for.
- 2
informalTo display as a representative example.
- 3
Abbreviation of repeat.
- 4
To lift for multiple reps.
noun
- 1
Clipping of Republican.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rep in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of fabric:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reps |
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 rep come from?
Clippings of various words beginning with rep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).