reproductive
/ˌɹipɹəˈdʌktɪv/adjective, noun
reproductive is an adjective meaning “Of or relating to reproduction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-V-E and has 4 syllables, and it appears 6.3 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reproductive mean?
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to reproduction.
- 2
That reproduces.
noun
- 1
A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reproductive?
- UK /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/
- US /ˌɹipɹəˈdʌktɪv/
- Australia /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdɐktəv/
Reproductive 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)-Vealhurl-reproductive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reproductive
- more reproductive comparative
- most reproductive superlative
- reproductives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reproductive?
Reproductive appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 abbreviate reproductive?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of reproductive: Reprod..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reproductive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to reproduction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reproductif, reproducteur |
| German | reproduktiv, Fortpflanzungs- |
| Portuguese | reprodutivo, reprodutor |
| Spanish | reproductivo, reproductor |
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 reproductive come from?
From re- + productive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).