reformat
verb
reformat is spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reformat means “To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reformat?
| Letters | 8: R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is reformat?
Reformat appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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).
Forms of reformat
- reformats present, singular, he/she/it
- reformatting participle, present
- reformatted participle, past
- re-format
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reformat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reformat come from?
From re- + format.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).