Re-read or reread?
re-read is a verb meaning “Alternative form of reread”; reread is a verb meaning “To read again”. re-read is written with a hyphen and reread as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between re-read and reread?
| re-read | reread | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb | verb, noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of reread | To read again To read or interpret in a new way The act of reading something again |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | re-reads, re-reading | rereads, rereading |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ɹiːˈɹiːd/ /ɹiːˈɹɛd/ /ˈɹiːɹiːd/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 1.0 times per million words |
Sources: re-read and reread 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-read and reread
re-read
- 1
Alternative form of reread
reread
- 1
To read again
- 2
The act of reading something again
- 3
To read or interpret in a new way
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-read or reread?
re-read is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; reread 1.0 times per 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-read vs reread?
“re-read vs reread” is searched about 10 times a month on Bing (Google reports it together with close variants, so it has no figure of its own) in the United States.
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