rejoin
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
"rejoin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rejoin” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,788 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #22,788
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To join again; to unite after separation.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rejoin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rejoin” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rejoin is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,788 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejoin, with forms such as "erjoin", "rejion", and "rejjoin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "resin", "remain", "retain", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder. The correct English form is rejoin, spelled R-E-J-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1To join again; to unite after separation.
- 2To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
Etymology
From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erjoin,rejion,rejjoin,rejoinn,rejoni,reojin,rjeoin,rrejoin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejoin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “rejoin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-J-O-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “resin” - see the side-by-side comparison. rejoin vs resin
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.