reconquer

verb

"reconquer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reconquer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To conquer again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reconquer · reconquer · English

reconquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for reconquer
PropertyValue
Headwordreconquer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reconquer” in English

reconquerranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reconquer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To conquer again.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for reconquer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Middle French reconquerir, reconquérir or from re- + conquer. The correct English form is reconquer, spelled R-E-C-O-N-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    To conquer again.

Etymology

Middle French reconquerir, reconquérir or from re- + conquer.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reconquer"?
"reconquer" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-Q-U-E-R.
What does "reconquer" mean?
As a verb, "reconquer" means: To conquer again.
What is the origin of the word "reconquer"?
Middle French reconquerir, reconquérir or from re- + conquer. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list