replica
/ˈɹɛplɪkə/noun
replica is spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, replica means “An exact copy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of replica is replicas; Wiktionary also lists repliche (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in replica?
| Letters | 7: R-E-P-L-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 replica?
Replica appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 replica?
- /ˈɹɛplɪkə/
Replica has 3 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-replica.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with replica?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as replica.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: caliper.
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 replica
- replicas plural
- repliche plural, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does replica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An exact copy.
The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
- 2
A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.
He collected replicas of old cars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate replica?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of replica: rep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Replica in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exact copy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réplique, copie exacte |
| German | Nachbildung, exakte Kopie |
| Portuguese | réplica, cópia exata |
| Spanish | réplica, trasunto |
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 replica come from?
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).