reassure

/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/

//ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)// verb

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"reassure" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reassure” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,678
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reassure · reassure · English

reassure · rank #19,678 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,678
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reaper

Nearest frequency peer: reaper (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “reassure”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “reassure” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reassure vs reissue
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reassure
PropertyValue
Headwordreassure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,678
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reassure”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).reassurelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “reaper” (#19,677), “Ravi” (#19,676), “regiments” (#19,680). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reassure” is #19,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around reassure (IPA /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,678 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for reassure, with forms such as "erassure", "raessure", and "reassrue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "reissue", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure. The correct English form is reassure, spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
  2. 2
    To reinsure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reassure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed.
  2. What is more, I call upon the greater part of you as witnesses to my statement, and I appeal to all of you who have ever listened to me talking (and there are a great many to whom this applies) to reassure one another on this point.

Etymology

From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.

This word in other languages

tranquilizar(Español)tranquilliser(Français)versichern(Deutsch)tranquilizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erassure
  • raessure
  • reassrue
  • reassuer
  • reassurre
  • reasure
  • reasusre
  • resasure
  • rreassure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reassure - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erassure2raessure2reassrue2reassuer2reassurre1reasure1reasusre2resasure2
Edit distance from "reassure"

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 "reassure"?
"reassure" is spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/.
What does "reassure" mean?
As a verb, "reassure" means: To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
What words are commonly confused with "reassure"?
"reassure" is commonly confused with "reissue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reassure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reassure" is /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "reassure"?
From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure. 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 "reassure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list