reauthorize

verb

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"reauthorize" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reauthorize” is uncommon English (frequency #87,738 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,738
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To authorize again, to give authority to anew.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reauthorize · reauthorize · English

reauthorize · rank #87,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,738
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recapitalizat…

Nearest frequency peer: recapitalization (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “reauthorize”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reauthorize
PropertyValue
Headwordreauthorize
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reauthorize” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).reauthorizefalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “recapitalization” (#87,739), “recombine” (#87,742), “ransack” (#87,733). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reauthorize” is #87,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reauthorize is uncommon English at frequency #87,738 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To authorize again, to give authority to anew.".

reauthorize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + authorize. The correct English form is reauthorize, spelled R-E-A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To authorize again, to give authority to anew.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Even in the ultrapolarized atmosphere of Capitol Hill, it should be possible to secure broad bipartisan agreement on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, the 1994 law at the center of the nation’s efforts to combat domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
  2. The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress this month by wide margins, essentially reauthorizes a Clinton-era law that provided money to states and cities for job retraining.

Etymology

From re- + authorize.

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 "reauthorize"?
"reauthorize" is spelled R-E-A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E.
What does "reauthorize" mean?
As a verb, "reauthorize" means: To authorize again, to give authority to anew.
What is the origin of the word "reauthorize"?
From re- + authorize. 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 "reauthorize", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list