recovery
/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/noun
recovery is spelled R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recovery means “The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recovery is recoveries.
How many letters and syllables are in recovery?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 38 times per million words; the 2,581st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is recovery?
Recovery appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce recovery?
- /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/
- /ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/
- /ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/
Recovery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-recovery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of recovery
- recoveries plural
- recovre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recovery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- 2
colloquialA clever verbal solution to an embarrassing verbal mistake.
When I realized I'd called my teacher "Mom" again, I made a quick recovery saying that she loves me so much that she reminds me of my mother.
- 3
A return to normal health.
I hope you make a full recovery.
- 4
The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
- 5
The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
- 6
Renewed growth after a slump.
- 7
The recovery of debt.
- 8
A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recovery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | récupération, rétablissement, recouvrement , guérison |
| German | Wiedererlangung, Wiedergewinnung, Zurückgewinnung , Genesung, Erholung, Gesundung |
| Portuguese | recuperação |
| Spanish | recobro , repunte |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does recovery come from?
From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).