reiteration

noun

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

The verdict

“reiteration” is uncommon English (frequency #89,828 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,828
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of reiterating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reiteration · reiteration · English

reiteration · rank #89,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,828
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rehome

Nearest frequency peer: rehome (-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 “reiteration”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reiteration
PropertyValue
Headwordreiteration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reiteration” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).reiterationfalls 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: “rehome” (#89,827), “reemergence” (#89,825), “realme” (#89,821). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reiteration” is #89,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reiteration is uncommon English at frequency #89,828 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for reiteration in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From reiterate + -ion, equivalent to re- + iteration. The correct English form is reiteration, spelled R-E-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of reiterating.
  2. 2
    Something reiterated or restated.
  3. 3
    The form that backs or perfects paper already printed on one side.

Etymology

From reiterate + -ion, equivalent to re- + iteration.

Synonyms

repetitionrecurrencerepetitionreoccurrence

This word in other languages

reiteración(Español)Wiederholung(Deutsch)reiteração(Português)

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 "reiteration"?
"reiteration" is spelled R-E-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "reiteration" mean?
As a noun, "reiteration" means: The act of reiterating.
What is the origin of the word "reiteration"?
From reiterate + -ion, equivalent to re- + iteration. 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 "reiteration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

reemergence#89,825purposeless#89,807porterhouse#89,779senselessly#89,886

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list