Iteration or reiteration?
iteration is a noun meaning “A recital or a second performance; a repetition”; reiteration is a noun meaning “The act of reiterating”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) iteration is about 22 times as common as reiteration.
What is the difference between iteration and reiteration?
| iteration | reiteration | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | A recital or a second performance; a repetition A variation or version | The act of reiterating Something that is reiterated or restated |
| Example | The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design | none recorded |
| Forms | iterations | reiterations |
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩] | not recorded |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words | about once in every 9 million words |
Sources: iteration and reiteration in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of iteration and reiteration
iteration
- 1
A recital or a second performance; a repetition
- 2
A variation or version
The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design
- 3
The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
- 4
A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration
reiteration
- 1
The act of reiterating
- 2
Uncommon spelling of reiteration
- 3
Something that is reiterated or restated
- 4
The form that backs or perfects paper already printed on one side
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, iteration or reiteration?
iteration appears 2.5 times per million words; reiteration about once in every 9 million words.
iteration 2.5 times per million wordsreiteration about once in every 9 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).