reformulate
"reformulate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reformulate” is uncommon English (frequency #93,075 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,075
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To formulate again or differently.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reformulate · reformulate · English
reformulate · rank #93,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,075
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reduplication
Nearest frequency peer: reduplication (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “reformulate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- reabsorption
reabsorption
6,934 corpus weight
- redact
redact
6,930 corpus weight
- reduplicati…
reduplication
6,928 corpus weight
- reformulate
reformulate
6,926 corpus weight
- relaxer
relaxer
6,924 corpus weight
- reman
reman
6,922 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “reformulate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reformulate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reformulate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reformulate is uncommon English at frequency #93,075 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To formulate again or differently.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reformulate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + formulate. The correct English form is reformulate, spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To formulate again or differently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reformulate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some soft drinks have been reformulated to include less sugar.
A narrative circulates at Mitchell, Hall about a naive young employee who, in his eagerness to be creative, "reinvents the wheel," devoting so many hours reformulating work that has already been done that he drives himself into a nervous breakdown.
Etymology
From re- + formulate.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.