reoffender
/ˌɹiːəˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
"reoffender" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reoffender” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A repeat offender; someone who reoffends, who commits a crime on more than one occasion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reoffender · reoffender · English
reoffender · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reoffender |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹiːəˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reoffender” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reoffender is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɹiːəˈfɛndə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A repeat offender; someone who reoffends, who commits a crime on more than one occasion.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reoffender, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reoffend + -er. The correct English form is reoffender, spelled R-E-O-F-F-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A repeat offender; someone who reoffends, who commits a crime on more than one occasion.
Etymology
From reoffend + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.