remorse
re·morse/ɹɪˈmɔɹs/noun, verb
remorse is spelled R-E-M-O-R-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (re·morse). It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remorse means “A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remorse is remorses.
How many letters and syllables are in remorse?
| Letters | 7: R-E-M-O-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·morse |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 remorse?
Remorse appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 remorse?
- UK /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s/
- US /ɹɪˈmɔɹs/
Remorse has 2 syllables, split re·morse in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-remorse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with remorse?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as remorse from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹs/):
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 remorse
- remorses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- remorsing participle, present
- remorsed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remorse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
The accused committed perjury without remorse.
- 2
obsoleteSorrow; pity; compassion.
verb
- 1
To experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remorse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | remords, componction |
| German | Reue, Gewissensbisse |
| Portuguese | remorsos, remordimento |
| Spanish | remordimiento, compunción |
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 remorse come from?
First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).