reforest
verb
reforest is spelled R-E-F-O-R-E-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reforest means “To replant a forest, especially after clearcutting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reforest?
| Letters | 8: R-E-F-O-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 reforest?
Reforest appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 reforest?
- US
Reforest 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)-Neøn-reforest.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reforest?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reforest.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: forester.
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 reforest
- reforests present, singular, he/she/it
- reforesting participle, present
- reforested participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reforest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To replant a forest, especially after clearcutting.
- 2
To afforest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reforest in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense replant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reboiser, reforester |
| Portuguese | reflorestar |
| Spanish | reforestar |
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 reforest come from?
From re- + forest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).