recreate
/ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/verb
recreate is spelled R-E-C-R-E-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “re-create vs recreate” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, recreate means “To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in recreate?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-R-E-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is recreate?
Recreate appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 recreate?
- /ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/
Recreate 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recreate1.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with recreate
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: re-create (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of recreate
- recreates present, singular, he/she/it
- recreating participle, present
- recreated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recreate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.
- 2
To enjoy or entertain oneself.
- 3
To take recreation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recreate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to enjoy or entertain oneself:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se réjouir |
| Spanish | recrearse |
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 recreate come from?
From Middle English recreate, from the participle stem of Latin recreāre (“to restore”), from re- (“re-”) + creāre (“to create”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).