reformat
"reformat" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reformat” is uncommon English (frequency #76,263 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,263
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reformat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reformat” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reformat is uncommon English at frequency #76,263 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.".
Zero misspellings are on record for reformat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + format. The correct English form is reformat, spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T.
Definition
- 1To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
Etymology
From re- + format.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “reformat”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.