recenter
verb, adjective
recenter is spelled R-E-C-E-N-T-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, recenter means “To center (something) again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in recenter?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-E-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 recenter?
Recenter appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
Forms of recenter
- recenters present, singular, he/she/it
- recentering participle, present
- recentered participle, past
- recentre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recenter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To center (something) again.
18.1 Scrolling C-l (recenter-top-bottom) is a basic scrolling command. It recenters the selected window, scrolling it so that the current screen line is exactly in the center of the window, or as close to the center as possible.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of recent: more recent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recenter come from?
From re- + center.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).