# reconnaissance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹiˈkɒnəsəns/ · frequency rank #16,108

## Definitions
1. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance.

## Common misspellings (18)
`erconnaissance`, `rceonnaissance`, `recconnaissance`, `recnonaissance`, `reconaissance`, `reconanissance`, `reconnaisance`, `reconnaisasnce`, `reconnaissacne`, `reconnaissancce`, `reconnaissanec`, `reconnaissannce`, `reconnaissence`, `reconnaissnace`, `reconnasisance`, `reconniassance`, `reocnnaissance`, `rreconnaissance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reconnaissance