reeducation

noun

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"reeducation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reeducation” is uncommon English (frequency #77,132 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,132
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reeducation · reeducation · English

reeducation · rank #77,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,132
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH regex

Nearest frequency peer: regex (+1 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 “reeducation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reeducation
PropertyValue
Headwordreeducation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reeducation” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).reeducationfalls 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: “regex” (#77,133), “rectitude” (#77,130), “recordkeeping” (#77,129). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reeducation” is #77,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reeducation is uncommon English at frequency #77,132 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

reeducation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + education. The correct English form is reeducation, spelled R-E-E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.
  2. 2
    Involuntary political indoctrination.

Etymology

From re- + education.

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 "reeducation"?
"reeducation" is spelled R-E-E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "reeducation" mean?
As a noun, "reeducation" means: The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.
What is the origin of the word "reeducation"?
From re- + education. 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 "reeducation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Porterfield#77,107scleroderma#77,181perchlorate#77,079overdressed#77,060

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list