triplicate
/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/adjective, noun, verb
triplicate is spelled T-R-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, triplicate means “Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triplicate?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 triplicate?
Triplicate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 triplicate?
- /ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/
As a verb (“To make three identical copies of something”): /ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.keɪt/.
Triplicate 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-triplicate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-triplicate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of triplicate
- triplicates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- triplicating participle, present
- triplicated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triplicate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
noun
- 1
The making of three identical copies of something.
- 2
Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
verb
- 1
To make three identical copies of something.
- 2
To triple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triplicate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to triple:
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 triplicate come from?
Early 15th century. From Latin triplicātus, perfect passive participle of triplicō (“to triple”) (see -ate), from tri- (“three”) + plicō (“to fold”). By surface analysis, tri- (“three”) + plicate, analogous with duplicate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).