redecorate

verb

"redecorate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“redecorate” is uncommon English (frequency #63,187 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,187
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-redecorate · redecorate · English

redecorate · rank #63,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,187
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recalibrate

Nearest frequency peer: recalibrate (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “redecorate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “redecorate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for redecorate
PropertyValue
Headwordredecorate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “redecorate” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).redecoratefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “recalibrate” (#63,185), “redeploy” (#63,189), “rebbe” (#63,184). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “redecorate” is #63,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

redecorate is uncommon English at frequency #63,187 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

redecorate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + decorate. The correct English form is redecorate, spelled R-E-D-E-C-O-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.
  2. 2
    To refurbish.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how redecorate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yeah, she said you had been helping her redecorate, that you had been to Parke Bernet, picking out a bureau.

Etymology

From re- + decorate.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "redecorate"?
"redecorate" is spelled R-E-D-E-C-O-R-A-T-E.
What does "redecorate" mean?
As a verb, "redecorate" means: To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.
What is the origin of the word "redecorate"?
From re- + decorate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "redecorate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list