reincarnate

verb

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

The verdict

“reincarnate” is uncommon English (frequency #71,842 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,842
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

Key facts for reincarnate
PropertyValue
Headwordreincarnate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,842
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reincarnate” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reincarnate lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reincarnate is uncommon English at frequency #71,842 among 21,470 “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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Using “reincarnate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-I-N-C-A-R-N-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list