recon
/ˈɹikɑn/noun, verb
recon is spelled R-E-C-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recon means “reconnaissance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recon is recons.
How many letters and syllables are in recon?
| Letters | 5: R-E-C-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is recon?
Recon appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 recon?
- UK /ɹɪˈkɒn/
- UK /ˈɹiːkɒn/
- US /ˈɹikɑn/
Recon has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recon.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recon2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with recon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as recon (/ikɑn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: crone, necro, coner.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of recon
- recons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- reconning participle, present
- reconned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangreconnaissance.
- 2
A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaven and the crest is cropped close.
- 3
The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.
verb
- 1
USslangreconnoiter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reconnaissance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reco |
| German | Aufklärung |
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.
Where does recon come from?
Contracted form of reconnaissance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).