reeducate
verb
reeducate is spelled R-E-E-D-U-C-A-T-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reeducate means “To educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reeducate?
| Letters | 9: R-E-E-D-U-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is reeducate?
Reeducate appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 reeducate?
Reeducate has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reeducate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reeducate
- reëducates present, singular, he/she/it
- reëducating participle, present
- reëducated participle, past
- reeducates present, singular, he/she/it
- reeducating participle, present
- reeducated participle, past
- re-educate
- reëducate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reeducate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices.
- 2
To rehabilitate.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of reeducate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reeducate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rééduquer |
| German | umerziehen |
| Portuguese | reeducar |
| Spanish | reeducar |
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 reeducate come from?
From re- + educate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).