remarriage

noun

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"remarriage" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remarriage” is uncommon English (frequency #53,209 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,209
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a second or subsequent marriage

Corpus desk

Index EN-remarriage · remarriage · English

remarriage · rank #53,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,209
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH relishing

Nearest frequency peer: relishing (-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 “remarriage”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for remarriage
PropertyValue
Headwordremarriage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “remarriage” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).remarriagefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “relishing” (#53,208), “Renaud” (#53,210), “regretfully” (#53,205). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remarriage” is #53,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

remarriage is uncommon English at frequency #53,209 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a second or subsequent marriage".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for remarriage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + marriage. The correct English form is remarriage, spelled R-E-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    a second or subsequent marriage

Etymology

From re- + marriage.

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 "remarriage"?
"remarriage" is spelled R-E-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E.
What does "remarriage" mean?
As a noun, "remarriage" means: a second or subsequent marriage
What is the origin of the word "remarriage"?
From re- + marriage. 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 "remarriage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list