# recovery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ · frequency rank #2,591

## Definitions
1. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
2. A return to normal health.
3. A return to former status or position.
4. A return to former status or position.
5. Renewed growth after a slump.
6. The recovery of debt.
7. A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
8. The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
9. The ability to recover or regain health.

## Etymology
From Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

## Easily confused with
- **remover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recovery-vs-remover)
- **recover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recover-vs-recovery)
- **recovered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recovered-vs-recovery)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ercovery`, `rceovery`, `reccovery`, `recoevry`, `recoverry`, `recoveryy`, `recoveyr`, `recovrey`, `recovvery`, `recvoery`, `reocvery`, `rrecovery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/recovery