rearrest
verb, noun
rearrest is spelled R-E-A-R-R-E-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, rearrest means “To arrest again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rearrest?
| Letters | 8: R-E-A-R-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rearrest?
Rearrest appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 rearrest?
Rearrest has 3 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).
What rhymes with rearrest?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rearrest.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: arrester.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rearrest
- rearrests present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rearresting participle, present
- rearrested participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rearrest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To arrest again.
The police rearrested the suspect after finding new evidence linking him to the crime.
noun
- 1
A second or subsequent arrest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rearrest come from?
From re- + arrest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).