Re-creation or recreation?
re-creation is a noun meaning “Alternative form of recreation (the process of creating again or the result of…”; recreation is a noun meaning “Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates”. re-creation is written with a hyphen and recreation as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between re-creation and recreation?
| re-creation | recreation | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of recreation (the process of creating again or the result of this process) | Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates The process of creating something again The result of this process |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | re-creations | recreations |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /(ˌ)ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ /ˌɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 11 times per million words |
Sources: re-creation and recreation 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 re-creation and recreation
re-creation
- 1
Alternative form of recreation (the process of creating again or the result of this process)
recreation
- 1
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates
- 2
The process of creating something again
- 3
The result of this process
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, re-creation or recreation?
re-creation is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; recreation 11 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).