replicación

[replikaˈsjõn]

/[replikaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“replicación” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #55,886 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#55,886
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de replicar y su resultado.

Key facts for replicación
PropertyValue
Headwordreplicación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[replikaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “replicación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). replicación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for replicación is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [replikaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,886 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for replicación, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is replicación, spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de replicar y su resultado.
  2. 2
    Acto de decir algo una vez más.
  3. 3
    Proceso de duplicación del ADN, durante el cual se separan las dos cadenas de ácido desoxirribonucleico, generando cada una de ellas, una copia de sí misma.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "replicación"?
"replicación" is spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [replikaˈsjõn].
What does "replicación" mean?
As a noun, "replicación" means: Acción de replicar y su resultado.
How do you pronounce "replicación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "replicación" is [replikaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "replicación" come from?
"replicación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “replicación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-L-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [replikaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list