represent
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/verb
represent is spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, represent means “To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in represent?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 38 times per million words; the 2,581st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 represent?
Represent appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st 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 represent?
- US /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/
- Australia /ˌɹepɹɪˈzent/
- /ˌɹepɹəˈzent/
As a verb (“To present again, for instance for medical attention”): /ˌɹi(ː).pɹɪˈzɛnt/, /ˈɹiː.pɹɪˌzɛnt/.
Represent 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: En-us-represent.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-represent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with represent?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as represent from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: presenter.
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 represent
- represents present, singular, he/she/it
- representing participle, present
- represented participle, past
- repræsent
- re-present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does represent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- 2
To portray visually; to delineate.
a landscape can be represented in a picture.
- 3
To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
- 4
To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of.
He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting.
- 5
To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.).
They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
- 6
To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of.
He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
- 7
To give an account of; to describe.
- 8
To serve as a sign or symbol of.
The @ symbol represents the online world.
- 9
To present again, for instance for medical attention.
represented to the emergency department
- 10
To present again, possibly in an altered form.
video game represented as live-action television
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Represent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | représenter , jouer |
| Portuguese | reapresentar , representar |
| German | darstellen , vertreten, repräsentieren |
| Spanish | representar |
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 represent come from?
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).