regain
re·gain/ɹiːˈɡeɪn/verb, noun
regain is spelled R-E-G-A-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·gain). It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, regain means “To get back; to recover possession of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in regain?
| Letters | 6: R-E-G-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·gain |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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; 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 regain?
Regain appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 regain?
- /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/
As a noun (“The act or process of regaining something”): /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/, /ˈɹiːɡeɪn/.
Regain has 2 syllables, split re·gain in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-regain.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-regain2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with regain?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as regain.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gainer, earing.
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 regain
- regains present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- regaining participle, present
- regained participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does regain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To get back; to recover possession of.
noun
- 1
The act or process of regaining something.
- 2
The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Regain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to get back, to recover possession of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reconquérir, reprendre |
| German | wiedergewinnen |
| Portuguese | reconquistar |
| Spanish | reconseguir |
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 regain come from?
From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).