Re-evaluate or reevaluate?
re-evaluate is a verb meaning “To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider”; reevaluate is a verb meaning “Alternative spelling of re-evaluate”. re-evaluate is written with a hyphen and reevaluate as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between re-evaluate and reevaluate?
| re-evaluate | reevaluate | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb | verb |
| Meaning | To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider | Alternative spelling of re-evaluate |
| Example | The long hours and poor working conditions led him to re-evaluate his job | none recorded |
| Forms | re-evaluates, re-evaluating, re-evaluated | reevaluates, reevaluating, reevaluated reëvaluates, reëvaluating, reëvaluated |
| Pronunciation | /ɹiːɪˈvæljuːeɪt/ | /ˌɹiːɪˈvæljueɪt/ /ˌɹiɪˈvæljueɪt/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 1 million words |
Sources: re-evaluate and reevaluate 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-evaluate and reevaluate
re-evaluate
- 1
To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider
The long hours and poor working conditions led him to re-evaluate his job
reevaluate
- 1
Alternative spelling of re-evaluate
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-evaluate or reevaluate?
re-evaluate is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; reevaluate about once in every 1 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search re-evaluate vs reevaluate?
“re-evaluate vs reevaluate” is searched about 20 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“reevaluate vs re-evaluate”, “re-evaluate or reevaluate”).
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