recrudesce
/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs/
"recrudesce" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“recrudesce” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To recur, or break out anew after a dormant period.
Corpus desk
Index EN-recrudesce · recrudesce · English
recrudesce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recrudesce |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “recrudesce” in English
Rare enough to double-check
recrudesce is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To recur, or break out anew after a dormant period.".
No misspelling variants are generated for recrudesce in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is recrudesce, spelled R-E-C-R-U-D-E-S-C-E.
Definition
- 1To recur, or break out anew after a dormant period.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.