reassembly

noun

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"reassembly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reassembly” is uncommon English (frequency #88,764 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,764
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of assembling something again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reassembly · reassembly · English

reassembly · rank #88,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,764
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recertificati…

Nearest frequency peer: recertification (+2 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 “reassembly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reassembly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reassembly
PropertyValue
Headwordreassembly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reassembly” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).reassemblyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “recertification” (#88,766), “recommence” (#88,767), “reconquest” (#88,769). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reassembly” is #88,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reassembly is uncommon English at frequency #88,764 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The process of assembling something again.".

Zero misspellings are on record for reassembly in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + assembly. The correct English form is reassembly, spelled R-E-A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of assembling something again.

Etymology

From re- + assembly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reassembly"?
"reassembly" is spelled R-E-A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y.
What does "reassembly" mean?
As a noun, "reassembly" means: The process of assembling something again.
What is the origin of the word "reassembly"?
From re- + assembly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reassembly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recommence#88,767reconquest#88,769restrictor#88,777Roehampton#88,784

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list