reenactment
noun
reenactment is spelled R-E-E-N-A-C-T-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reenactment means “The process of enacting again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reenactment is reenactments or reënactments.
How many letters and syllables are in reenactment?
| Letters | 11: R-E-E-N-A-C-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 reenactment?
Reenactment appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 reenactment?
Reenactment 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-reenactment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with reenactment
Also written: re-enactment (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of reenactment
- reenactments plural
- re-enactment
- reënactments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reenactment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of enacting again.
the reenactment of a former law
- 2
The repetition of an earlier (usually historic) event, as a performance or social event.
They're going to the Civil War battle reenactment this weekend.
noun
- 1
rareRare spelling of reenactment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reenactment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense replication of earlier event:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reconstitution |
| German | Nachstellung, Wiederaufführung |
| Portuguese | reconstituição |
| Spanish | reenactuación |
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 reenactment come from?
From re- + enact + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).