replication
/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
replication is spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, replication means “The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of replication is replications.
How many letters and syllables are in replication?
| Letters | 11: R-E-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is replication?
Replication appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 replication?
- /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
Replication 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-replication.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of replication
- replications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does replication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
- 2
Copy; reproduction.
That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
- 3
A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
- 4
The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
- 5
The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Replication in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nachbildung, Nachbau, Vervielfältigung, Kopieren, Replizierung, Replikation |
| French | duplicata , réponse , réplication |
| Portuguese | replicação |
| Spanish | replicación |
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 replication come from?
Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).