# recapture

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,480

## Definitions
1. The act of capturing again.
2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
3. The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

## Etymology
From re- + capture.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ercapture`, `rceapture`, `reacpture`, `recappture`, `recaptrue`, `recaptture`, `recaptuer`, `recapturre`, `recaputre`, `recatpure`, `reccapture`, `recpature`, `rrecapture`

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