01 Word definition

reciprocal

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is RECIPROCAL a word?

Yes. RECIPROCAL is a 10-letter noun. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell RECIPROCAL?

R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-L

RECIPROCAL contains 10 letters, begins with R, and ends with L.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else

    “risk is the reciprocal of safety”

2noun

  1. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

Synonyms
multiplicative inverse
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends20points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is RECIPROCAL spelled?

R1E2C3I4P5R6O7C8A9L10
Starts withRECFirst 3 letters
Ends withCALLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats C, R
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell RECIPROCAL?

RECIPROCAL is spelled R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-L. It contains 10 letters.