remind
re·mind/ɹəˈmaɪnd/verb, noun
remind is spelled R-E-M-I-N-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·mind). It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, remind means “To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remind?
| Letters | 6: R-E-M-I-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·mind |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,814th 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; 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 remind?
Remind appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th 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 remind?
- /ɹəˈmaɪnd/
- /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/
Remind has 2 syllables, split re·mind in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-remind.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with remind?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as remind.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: minder.
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 remind
- reminds present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- reminding participle, present
- reminded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remind mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
noun
- 1
colloquialnonstandardAn act of reminding; a reminder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remind in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rappeler à |
| German | erinnern, in Erinnerung bringen |
| Portuguese | lembrar, recordar |
| Spanish | (hacer) recordar/arrecordar, hacer acordar/arrecordar (se de), hacer recordar |
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 remind come from?
From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).