reproduce
/ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/verb
reproduce is spelled R-E-P-R-O-D-U-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reproduce means “To produce an image or copy of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reproduce?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-R-O-D-U-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 reproduce?
Reproduce appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 reproduce?
- UK /ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/
- UK /ˌɹiː.pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
- US /ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/
Reproduce 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-uk-reproduce.ogg, En-us-reproduce.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reproduce?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reproduce from its last stressed vowel (/us/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: procedure.
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 reproduce
- reproduces present, singular, he/she/it
- reproducing participle, present
- reproduced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reproduce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To produce an image or copy of.
- 2
To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
- 3
To produce again; to recreate.
- 4
To bring something to mind; to recall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reproduce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reproduire , se reproduire |
| German | reproduzieren , vermehren, fortpflanzen |
| Portuguese | reproduzir |
| Spanish | reproducir , reproducirse |
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 reproduce come from?
From re- + produce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).