reconfiguration

noun

"reconfiguration" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reconfiguration” is uncommon English (frequency #53,202 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,202
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A reconfigured state.

Key facts for reconfiguration
PropertyValue
Headwordreconfiguration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#53,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconfiguration” 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). reconfiguration 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

reconfiguration is uncommon English at frequency #53,202 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

reconfiguration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + configuration. The correct English form is reconfiguration, spelled R-E-C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A reconfigured state.
  2. 2
    The act of reconfiguring.

Etymology

From re- + configuration.

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 "reconfiguration"?
"reconfiguration" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "reconfiguration" mean?
As a noun, "reconfiguration" means: A reconfigured state.
What is the origin of the word "reconfiguration"?
From re- + configuration. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “reconfiguration”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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