recombine

verb

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"recombine" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“recombine” is uncommon English (frequency #87,742 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,742
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.

Key facts for recombine
PropertyValue
Headwordrecombine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recombine” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recombine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recombine is uncommon English at frequency #87,742 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

recombine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + combine. The correct English form is recombine, spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.
  2. 2
    To undergo recombination.

Etymology

From re- + combine.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recombine"?
"recombine" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-E.
What does "recombine" mean?
As a verb, "recombine" means: To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.
What is the origin of the word "recombine"?
From re- + combine. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “recombine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list