# replica

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛplɪkə/ · frequency rank #11,779

## Definitions
1. An exact copy.
2. A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.

## Easily confused with
- **replied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replica-vs-replied)
- **replies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replica-vs-replies)
- **replicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replica-vs-replicate)
- **relic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relic-vs-replica)
- **relics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relics-vs-replica)
- **replace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replace-vs-replica)

## Common misspellings (10)
`erplica`, `relpica`, `repilca`, `replcia`, `repliac`, `replicca`, `repllica`, `repplica`, `rpelica`, `rreplica`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/replica