realignment
/ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/noun
realignment is spelled R-E-A-L-I-G-N-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, realignment means “The act of realigning or something realigned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of realignment is realignments.
How many letters and syllables are in realignment?
| Letters | 11: R-E-A-L-I-G-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 realignment?
Realignment appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 realignment?
- /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/
Realignment 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-realignment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of realignment
- realignments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does realignment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of realigning or something realigned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Realignment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of realigning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | realineación |
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 realignment come from?
From re- + alignment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).