reconstitute
/ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
"reconstitute" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reconstitute” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,756 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #61,756
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - to construct something anew, or in a different manner
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reconstitute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #61,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reconstitute” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reconstitute is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #61,756 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reconstitute, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + constitute. The correct English form is reconstitute, spelled R-E-C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1to construct something anew, or in a different manner
- 2to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency
Etymology
From re- + constitute.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “reconstitute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.