reiteration
noun
reiteration is spelled R-E-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reiteration means “The act of reiterating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reiteration is reiterations.
How many letters and syllables are in reiteration?
| Letters | 11: R-E-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is reiteration?
Reiteration appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 reiteration?
Reiteration has 5 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)-Vealhurl-reiteration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with reiteration
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of reiteration
- reiterations plural
- reïterations present, singular, he/she/it
- reïterationing participle, present
- reïterationed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reiteration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of reiterating.
- 2
Something that is reiterated or restated.
- 3
The form that backs or perfects paper already printed on one side.
verb
- 1
Uncommon spelling of reiteration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate reiteration?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of reiteration: ret.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reiteration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of reiterating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wiederholung, Bekräftigung |
| Portuguese | reiteração |
| Spanish | reiteración |
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 reiteration come from?
From reiterate + -ion, equivalent to re- + iteration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).