# reassure

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,678

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **reissue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reassure-vs-reissue)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erassure`, `raessure`, `reassrue`, `reassuer`, `reassurre`, `reasure`, `reasusre`, `resasure`, `rreassure`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reassure