reinvent
/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/verb
reinvent is spelled R-E-I-N-V-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reinvent means “To invent again something that has already been invented” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reinvent?
| Letters | 8: R-E-I-N-V-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 reinvent?
Reinvent appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 reinvent?
- UK /ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt/
- US /ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/
- /ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/
Reinvent has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-reinvent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reinvent?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reinvent from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnt/):
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 reinvent
- reinvents present, singular, he/she/it
- reinventing participle, present
- reinvented participle, past
- re-invent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reinvent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To invent again something that has already been invented.
- 2
To adapt into a different form; to give a new style or image to.
He had the ability to reinvent himself as needed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reinvent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to invent again something that has already been invented:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | wiedererfinden, neu erfinden |
| Portuguese | reinventar |
| Spanish | reinventar |
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 reinvent come from?
From re- + invent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).