# reminisce

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ · frequency rank #35,485

## Definitions
1. To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
2. To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
3. To remember fondly; to reminisce about.

## Etymology
Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”).

## Easily confused with
- **reminiscent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reminisce-vs-reminiscent)

## Common misspellings (13)
`erminisce`, `reimnisce`, `remiinsce`, `reminicse`, `reminiscce`, `reminisec`, `reminissce`, `reminnisce`, `reminsice`, `remminisce`, `remniisce`, `rmeinisce`, `rreminisce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reminisce