reconstitution

noun

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"reconstitution" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reconstitution” is uncommon English (frequency #61,757 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,757
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process or result of reconstituting

Key facts for reconstitution
PropertyValue
Headwordreconstitution
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#61,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconstitution” 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). reconstitution lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reconstitution is uncommon English at frequency #61,757 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for reconstitution in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + constitution. The correct English form is reconstitution, spelled R-E-C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process or result of reconstituting
  2. 2
    restoration, reconstruction
  3. 3
    The addition of water to dehydrated food

Etymology

From re- + constitution.

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 "reconstitution"?
"reconstitution" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.
What does "reconstitution" mean?
As a noun, "reconstitution" means: The process or result of reconstituting
What is the origin of the word "reconstitution"?
From re- + constitution. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “reconstitution”

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-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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