reallocation
"reallocation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reallocation” is uncommon English (frequency #66,971 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,971
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reallocation · reallocation · English
reallocation · rank #66,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,971
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reassign
Nearest frequency peer: reassign (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “reallocation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ramsden
Ramsden
33,035 corpus weight
- raper
raper
33,034 corpus weight
- rater
rater
33,033 corpus weight
- reallocation
reallocation
33,030 corpus weight
- reassign
reassign
33,029 corpus weight
- reductionist
reductionist
33,025 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reallocation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reallocation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #66,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reallocation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reallocation is uncommon English at frequency #66,971 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.".
reallocation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + allocation. The correct English form is reallocation, spelled R-E-A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reallocation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].
Etymology
From re- + allocation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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