reconfiguration

noun

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

The verdict

“reconfiguration” is uncommon English (frequency #53,202 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,202
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A reconfigured state.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reconfiguration · reconfiguration · English

reconfiguration · rank #53,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,202
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rdf

Nearest frequency peer: rdf (-1 rank slots)

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “reconfiguration”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reconfiguration” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reconfiguration
PropertyValue
Headwordreconfiguration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#53,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reconfiguration” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “rdf” (#53,201), “reforestation” (#53,203), “refunding” (#53,204). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reconfiguration” is #53,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reconfiguration is uncommon English at frequency #53,202 among 3,094 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reconfiguration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This reconfiguration is much faster than the old setting.
  2. Reconfiguration will require a while, but then the new form will make the computer much faster.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list