rematch
/ˈɹiː.mætʃ/noun, verb
rematch is spelled R-E-M-A-T-C-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rematch means “A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rematch is rematches.
How many letters and syllables are in rematch?
| Letters | 7: R-E-M-A-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 |
| Same letters |
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 rematch?
Rematch 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 rematch?
- /ˈɹiː.mætʃ/
As a verb (“To bring opponents together for such a contest”): /ɹiːˈmætʃ/.
Rematch has 2 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-rematch.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rematch2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rematch?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rematch.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: matcher, martech.
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 rematch
- rematches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rematching participle, present
- rematched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rematch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
After being beaten in pool by Melanie, John asked for a rematch.
- 2
A reunion of a former couple into a new relationship.
verb
- 1
To bring opponents together for such a contest.
- 2
To stage such a contest.
- 3
To match again or anew.
We had to rematch the mixed-up parts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate rematch?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of rematch: re.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rematch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense second contest between the same opponents, a return game:
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 rematch come from?
From re- + match.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).