Re-do or redo?
re-do is a verb meaning “Alternative form of redo”; redo is a verb meaning “To do again”. re-do is written with a hyphen and redo as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between re-do and redo?
| re-do | redo | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb | verb, noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of redo | To do again A repeated action; a doing again, refurbishment, etc |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | re-does, re-doing, redid, re-done | redoes, redoing, redid, redone |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ɹiˈduː/ /ˈɹiːdu/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 1.5 times per million words |
Sources: re-do and redo 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-do and redo
re-do
- 1
Alternative form of redo
redo
- 1
To do again
- 2
A repeated action; a doing again, refurbishment, etc
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-do or redo?
re-do is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; redo 1.5 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).