relaunch

verb

Detailed reference entry for the English word "relaunch", 8-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "relaunch" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "relaunch" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

The verdict

“relaunch” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,559 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#32,559
frequency rank, English
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — To launch again.

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Key facts for relaunch
PropertyValue
Headwordrelaunch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,559
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “relaunch” 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). relaunch lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for relaunch is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #32,559 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To launch again.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for relaunch, with forms such as "erlaunch", "realunch", and "relanuch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + launch. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is relaunch, spelled R-E-L-A-U-N-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    To launch again.

Etymology

From re- + launch.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erlaunch,realunch,relanuch,relaucnh,relauncch,relaunchh,relaunhc,relaunnch,rellaunch,reluanch,rleaunch,rrelaunch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relaunch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "relaunch"

erlaunch2realunch2relanuch2relaucnh2relauncch1relaunchh1relaunhc2relaunnch1
Edit distance from "relaunch"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relaunch"?
"relaunch" is spelled R-E-L-A-U-N-C-H.
What does "relaunch" mean?
As a verb, "relaunch" means: To launch again.
What are common misspellings of "relaunch"?
Common misspellings include "erlaunch", "realunch", "relanuch", "relaucnh", "relauncch". The correct spelling is "relaunch".
What is the origin of the word "relaunch"?
From re- + launch. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “relaunch”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-L-A-U-N-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list