reanalyze
re·an·a·lyze/ɹiˈæn.ə.laɪz/verb
reanalyze is a verb meaning “To analyze again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-A-N-A-L-Y-Z-E and has 4 syllables (re·an·a·lyze), and it appears about once in every 79 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reanalyze mean?
verb
- 1
To analyze again.
- 2
To analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.
"SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reanalyze?
- UK /ɹiːˈæn.ə.laɪz/
- US /ɹiˈæn.ə.laɪz/
- US [ɹiˈɛən.ə.laɪz]
Reanalyze has 4 syllables, split re·an·a·lyze in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of reanalyze
- reanalyzes present, singular, he/she/it
- reanalyzing participle, present
- reanalyzed participle, past
- reanalyse
- re-analyze
- re-analyse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reanalyze?
Reanalyze appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Where does reanalyze come from?
From re- + analyze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).