reenact
/ɹi.ɪˈnækt/verb
reenact is spelled R-E-E-N-A-C-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reenact means “To enact again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reenact?
| Letters | 7: R-E-E-N-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 reenact?
Reenact appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 reenact?
- /ɹi.ɪˈnækt/
- /ɹi.əˈnækt/
- /ɹi.ɛnˈækt/
Reenact 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-reenact.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with reenact
Also written: re-enact (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with reenact?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reenact.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: crenate.
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 reenact
- reenacts present, singular, he/she/it
- reenacting participle, present
- reenacted participle, past
- re-enact
- reënact
- reënacts present, singular, he/she/it
- reënacting participle, present
- reënacted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reenact mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To enact again.
- 2
To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.
verb
- 1
rareRare spelling of reenact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reenact in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To enact again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nachstellen |
| Spanish | reenactuar |
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 reenact come from?
From re- + enact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).