reconquest

noun

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"reconquest" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reconquest” is uncommon English (frequency #88,769 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,769
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.

Key facts for reconquest
PropertyValue
Headwordreconquest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconquest” 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). reconquest 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

reconquest is uncommon English at frequency #88,769 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.".

No misspelling variants are generated for reconquest in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête). The correct English form is reconquest, spelled R-E-C-O-N-Q-U-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.

Etymology

From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête).

This word in other languages

reconquista(Español)reconquête(Français)Rückeroberung(Deutsch)reconquista(Português)

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 "reconquest"?
"reconquest" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-Q-U-E-S-T.
What does "reconquest" mean?
As a noun, "reconquest" means: The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
What is the origin of the word "reconquest"?
From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “reconquest”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-N-Q-U-E-S-T - 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list