reread
/ɹiːˈɹiːd/verb, noun
reread is a verb meaning “To read again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-R-E-A-D and has 2 syllables, and it appears 1.0 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reread mean?
verb
- 1
To read again.
- 2
To read or interpret in a new way.
noun
- 1
The act of reading something again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reread?
- UK /ɹiːˈɹiːd/
- UK /ɹiːˈɹɛd/
As a noun (“The act of reading something again”): /ɹiːˈɹiːd/, /ɹiːˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹiːɹiːd/.
Reread has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reread_(verb).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reread_(past).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reread_(noun).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reread
- rereads present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rereading participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reread?
Reread appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with reread
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: re-read (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Reread in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to read again:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does reread come from?
From re- + read.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).