recolonize
verb
recolonize is spelled R-E-C-O-L-O-N-I-Z-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, recolonize means “To colonize again, especially after decolonization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in recolonize?
| Letters | 10: R-E-C-O-L-O-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 recolonize?
Recolonize appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 recolonize
- recolonizes present, singular, he/she/it
- recolonizing participle, present
- recolonized participle, past
- recolonise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recolonize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To colonize again, especially after decolonization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recolonize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | recoloniser |
| German | rekolonisieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.