replicant
"replicant" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“replicant” is uncommon English (frequency #77,141 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,141
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - replicative
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | replicant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “replicant” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
replicant is uncommon English at frequency #77,141 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "replicative".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for replicant, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner. The correct English form is replicant, spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1replicative
Etymology
From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner.
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.
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Using “replicant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-P-L-I-C-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.