reengineer
verb
reengineer is spelled R-E-E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reengineer means “To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reengineer?
| Letters | 10: R-E-E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 reengineer?
Reengineer appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 reengineer?
Reengineer 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).
Forms of reengineer
- reengineers present, singular, he/she/it
- reengineering participle, present
- reengineered participle, past
- re-engineer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reengineer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To engineer again, to redesign or extensively modify in design.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reengineer come from?
From re- + engineer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).