recondition
verb
recondition is spelled R-E-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, recondition means “To restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in recondition?
| Letters | 11: R-E-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 recondition?
Recondition appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 recondition?
Recondition has 4 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-recondition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with recondition?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as recondition.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: conditioner.
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 recondition
- reconditions present, singular, he/she/it
- reconditioning participle, present
- reconditioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recondition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original.
When reconditioning antique furniture, it is important to try to preserve as much of the original finish as possible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recondition come from?
From re- + condition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).