reappropriate
/ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/
"reappropriate" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reappropriate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To seize and reassign.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reappropriate · reappropriate · English
reappropriate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reappropriate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reappropriate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reappropriate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
reappropriate has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + appropriate. The correct English form is reappropriate, spelled R-E-A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To seize and reassign.
- 2To appropriate again.
- 3To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reappropriate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: reassign
Once a term of homophobic abuse, the term “queer” has been reappropriated as a marker for some gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and other marginalized sexual identities.
Etymology
From re- + appropriate.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.