recolour
noun, verb
recolour is spelled R-E-C-O-L-O-U-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recolour means “Alternative form of recolor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recolour is recolours.
How many letters and syllables are in recolour?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-O-L-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 recolour?
Recolour appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 recolour
- recolours plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- recolor US
- recolouring participle, present
- recoloured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recolour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of recolor.
verb
- 1
UKAlternative form of recolor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recolour come from?
From re- + colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).