# recap

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈkæp/ · frequency rank #16,106

## Definitions
1. To seal (something) again with a cap.
2. To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion.

## Etymology
From re- + cap.

## Easily confused with
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-rep)
- **Reza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-reza)
- **relax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-relax)
- **relay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-relay)
- **rehab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-rehab)
- **repay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-repay)
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-renal)
- **regal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-regal)
- **recon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recon)
- **Regan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-regan)
- **Recep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recep)
- **recur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recur)
- **recipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recipe)
- **revamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-revamp)
- **recoup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recoup)
- **recast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-recast)
- **rectal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-rectal)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-recap)
- **rec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rec-vs-recap)
- **Rea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-recap)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ercap`, `rceap`, `reacp`, `recapp`, `reccap`, `recpa`, `rrecap`

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