reincarnate

verb

"reincarnate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reincarnate” is uncommon English (frequency #71,842 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,842
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reincarnate · reincarnate · English

reincarnate · rank #71,842 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,842
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rehire

Nearest frequency peer: rehire (-1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “reincarnate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reincarnate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reincarnate
PropertyValue
Headwordreincarnate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,842
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reincarnate” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).reincarnatefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “rehire” (#71,841), “reheating” (#71,840), “Redhill” (#71,839). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reincarnate” is #71,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reincarnate is uncommon English at frequency #71,842 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reincarnate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + incarnate. The correct English form is reincarnate, spelled R-E-I-N-C-A-R-N-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

Etymology

From re- + incarnate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reincarnate"?
"reincarnate" is spelled R-E-I-N-C-A-R-N-A-T-E.
What does "reincarnate" mean?
As a verb, "reincarnate" means: To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.
What is the origin of the word "reincarnate"?
From re- + incarnate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reincarnate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list