relocate
/ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/verb
relocate is spelled R-E-L-O-C-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, relocate means “To move (something) from one place to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in relocate?
| Letters | 8: R-E-L-O-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is relocate?
Relocate appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 relocate?
- UK /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/
- UK /ˌɹiːləˈkeɪt/
- US /ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/
Relocate has 3 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-relocate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with relocate?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as relocate from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkeɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of relocate
- relocates present, singular, he/she/it
- relocating participle, present
- relocated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does relocate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move (something) from one place to another.
We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.
- 2
To change one's domicile or place of business.
Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.
- 3
To lose something and find it again.
I relocated the bird I spotted last week.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Relocate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déplacer , déménager |
| German | umziehen, verlagern, verlegen |
| Portuguese | reposicionar , relocalizar |
| Spanish | trasladar, mudar, transladar , trasladarse, reubicarse, recolocarse |
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 relocate come from?
From re- + locate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).