reactivate
verb
reactivate is spelled R-E-A-C-T-I-V-A-T-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reactivate means “To activate again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reactivate?
| Letters | 10: R-E-A-C-T-I-V-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is reactivate?
Reactivate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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).
How do you pronounce reactivate?
Reactivate has 4 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-reactivate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with reactivate
Also written: re-activate (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of reactivate
- reactivates present, singular, he/she/it
- reactivating participle, present
- reactivated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reactivate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To activate again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reactivate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to activate again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réactiver |
| German | reaktivieren, wieder aktivieren |
| Spanish | reactivar |
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.