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re-write

verb

re-write is a verb meaning “Alternative form of rewrite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-W-R-I-T-E.

What does re-write mean?

verb

  1. 1

    Alternative form of rewrite.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of re-write

  • re-writes present, singular, he/she/it
  • re-writing participle, present
  • re-wrote past
  • re-written participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with re-write

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

Also written: rewrite (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).