recrudescence
re·cru·de·scence/ˌɹikɹuˈdɛs(ə)ns/noun
recrudescence is spelled R-E-C-R-U-D-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables (re·cru·de·scence). It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recrudescence means “The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out again, or re-emerging after temporary…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recrudescence is recrudescences.
How many letters and syllables are in recrudescence?
| Letters | 13: R-E-C-R-U-D-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·cru·de·scence |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is recrudescence?
Recrudescence appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 recrudescence?
- UK /ˌɹiːkɹuːˈdɛs(ə)ns/
- UK /ˌɹɛ-/
- US /ˌɹikɹuˈdɛs(ə)ns/
Recrudescence has 4 syllables, split re·cru·de·scence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recrudescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of recrudescence
- recrudescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recrudescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out again, or re-emerging after temporary abatement or suppression.
- 2
The acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement.
- 3
The production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recrudescence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wiedererstarken |
| French | recrudescence |
| Spanish | recrudecimiento, recrudescencia |
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 recrudescence come from?
From Late Latin recrūdēscentia, from Latin recrūdēscēns, present participle of recrūdēscere (“to recrudesce”), from recrūdēscō (“(of a wound) to break open again; (of a fight, sedition,...) to break out again, be rekindled”); from re- (“again”) + crūdēscō (“to grow harsh or violent; to become worse”) (from crūdus (“bleeding, bloody, raw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood outside the body”)) + -ēscō (suffix forming verbs indicating a becoming of something)). The word is cognate with French recrudescence, Italian recrudescenza, Spanish recrudescencia, recrudecimiento.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).