remedy
rem·e·dy/ˈɹɛmədi/noun, verb
remedy is spelled R-E-M-E-D-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables (rem·e·dy). It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remedy means “Something that corrects or counteracts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remedy is remedies.
How many letters and syllables are in remedy?
| Letters | 6: R-E-M-E-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: rem·e·dy |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is remedy?
Remedy appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 remedy?
- /ˈɹɛmədi/
Remedy has 3 syllables, split rem·e·dy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-remedy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remedy
- remedies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- remedying participle, present
- remedied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remedy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that corrects or counteracts.
- 2
The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
- 3
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
- 4
The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
verb
- 1
To provide or serve as a remedy for.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remedy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | remède , recours , remédier (à) |
| German | Gegenmittel , beheben , Heilmittel |
| Portuguese | remédio, correção , recurso , remediar |
| Spanish | remedio , recurso , remediar , mentolato, mentolátum |
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 remedy come from?
From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).