# reconstruct

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/ · frequency rank #21,911

## Definitions
1. To construct again; to restore.
2. To attempt to understand an event by recreating or talking through the circumstances.

## Etymology
From re- + construct.

## Easily confused with
- **reconstructed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reconstruct-vs-reconstructed)

## Common misspellings (18)
`erconstruct`, `rceonstruct`, `recconstruct`, `recnostruct`, `reconnstruct`, `reconsrtuct`, `reconsstruct`, `reconstrcut`, `reconstrruct`, `reconstrucct`, `reconstructt`, `reconstrutc`, `reconsttruct`, `reconsturct`, `recontsruct`, `recosntruct`, `reocnstruct`, `rreconstruct`

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