reëdit

verb

"reedit" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reëdit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of re-edit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reedit · reëdit · English

reëdit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for reëdit
PropertyValue
Headwordreëdit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reëdit” in English

reëditsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reëdit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of re-edit.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reëdit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is reëdit, spelled R-E-Ë-D-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of re-edit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The profound works of an earlier period have been reëdited (Art de vérifier les Dates, by Allais, and Art de vérifier les Dates depuis l’Année 1770 jusqu’à nos Jours, by Courcelles, 1821), and accompanied by numerous works on French history.
  2. Also in a future reëditing of the Commonplace-book (in full), together with a good selection of sentences and bright sayings from his works, we venture to request the omission of his poetry.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reëdit"?
"reëdit" is spelled R-E-Ë-D-I-T.
What does "reëdit" mean?
As a verb, "reëdit" means: Alternative spelling of re-edit.
What language does "reëdit" come from?
"reëdit" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list