reelect
verb
reelect is spelled R-E-E-L-E-C-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reelect means “To elect for a second or subsequent time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reelect?
| Letters | 7: R-E-E-L-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 reelect?
Reelect appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 reelect?
Reelect has 3 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-reelect.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reelect
- reëlects present, singular, he/she/it
- reëlecting participle, present
- reëlected participle, past
- reelects present, singular, he/she/it
- reelecting participle, present
- reelected participle, past
- re-elect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reelect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To elect for a second or subsequent time.
verb
- 1
Dated spelling of reelect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reelect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to elect for a subsequent time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réélire |
| German | wiederwählen |
| Portuguese | reeleger |
| Spanish | reelegir, reesleer, reesleír |
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 reelect come from?
From re- + elect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).