recce
rec·ce/ˈɹɛ.ki/noun, verb
recce is spelled R-E-C-C-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (rec·ce). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recce means “Reconnaissance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recce is recces.
How many letters and syllables are in recce?
| Letters | 5: R-E-C-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rec·ce |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is recce?
Recce appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce recce?
- /ˈɹɛ.ki/
Recce has 2 syllables, split rec·ce in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recce.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of recce
- recces plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- recco
- reccy
- recceing participle, present
- recced participle, past
- recce'd participle, past
- recceed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangReconnaissance.
verb
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangReconnoitre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recce come from?
Clipping of reconnaissance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).