reenter
verb
reenter is spelled R-E-E-N-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reenter means “To enter again; return into” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reenter?
| Letters | 7: R-E-E-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 reenter?
Reenter appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 reenter?
Reenter 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).
Words people confuse with reenter
Also written: re-enter (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with reenter?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reenter.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: terrene.
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 reenter
- reënters present, singular, he/she/it
- reëntering participle, present
- reëntered participle, past
- reenters present, singular, he/she/it
- reentering participle, present
- reentered participle, past
- re-enter
- re-entre
- reentre
- reënter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reenter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To enter again; return into.
The shuttle reentered the atmosphere.
- 2
To enter again; retype, reinput.
We had to reenter a day's worth of data into the system.
- 3
To cut deeper where the aqua fortis has not bitten sufficiently.
verb
- 1
Dated spelling of reenter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reenter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to enter again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rentrer |
| Portuguese | reentrar |
| Spanish | reingresar |
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 reenter come from?
From re- + enter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).