reinvigorate

verb

"reinvigorate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reinvigorate” is uncommon English (frequency #58,971 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,971
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

Key facts for reinvigorate
PropertyValue
Headwordreinvigorate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reinvigorate” 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). reinvigorate lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reinvigorate is uncommon English at frequency #58,971 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reinvigorate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + invigorate. The correct English form is reinvigorate, spelled R-E-I-N-V-I-G-O-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

Etymology

From re- + invigorate.

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 "reinvigorate"?
"reinvigorate" is spelled R-E-I-N-V-I-G-O-R-A-T-E.
What does "reinvigorate" mean?
As a verb, "reinvigorate" means: To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.
What is the origin of the word "reinvigorate"?
From re- + invigorate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “reinvigorate”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-I-N-V-I-G-O-R-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