repercussion
/ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/noun
repercussion is spelled R-E-P-E-R-C-U-S-S-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. 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, repercussion means “A consequence or ensuing result of some action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repercussion is repercussions.
How many letters and syllables are in repercussion?
| Letters | 12: R-E-P-E-R-C-U-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 repercussion?
Repercussion 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 repercussion?
- UK /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/
- US /ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/
- US /ˌɹɛp.ɚˈkʌʃ.ən/
Repercussion has 4 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: En-au-repercussion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with repercussion?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as repercussion from its last stressed vowel (/ʌʃən/):
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 repercussion
- repercussions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repercussion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
- 2
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
the repercussion of sound
- 3
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
- 4
The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
- 5
In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the foetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repercussion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense consequence, result of action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conséquence, répercussion |
| German | Echo, Widerhall, Auswirkung, Nachwirkung, Rückwirkung |
| Portuguese | repercussão |
| Spanish | consecuencia |
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 repercussion come from?
From Middle French répercussion, from Latin repercussio (“rebounding; repercussion”), from repercutio (“cause to rebound, reflect, strike against”), from re- + percutio (“beat, strike”), from per- (“thoroughly”) + quatio (“shake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).