redraw
verb, noun
redraw is spelled R-E-D-R-A-W: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, redraw means “To draw again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in redraw?
| Letters | 6: R-E-D-R-A-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is redraw?
Redraw appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 redraw?
Redraw has 2 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).
Words people confuse with redraw
Also written: red raw (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with redraw?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as redraw.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reward, drawer, warder.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of redraw
- redraws present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- redrawing participle, present
- redrew past
- redrawn participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redraw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To draw again.
The treaty proposed to redraw the border lines between the nations.
noun
- 1
An update to the screen display.
Redraws need to be synchronised with the screen refresh to avoid a flickery display.
- 2
An act of drawing (selecting at random) again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Redraw in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to draw again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | redesenhar |
| Spanish | redibujar |
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 redraw come from?
From re- + draw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).