# reopen

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈəʊpən/ · frequency rank #16,786

## Definitions
1. To open (something) again.
2. To open again.

## Etymology
From re- + open.

## Easily confused with
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-rope)
- **ropes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-ropes)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-rosen)
- **repel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-repel)
- **roper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-roper)
- **Rouen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-rouen)
- **Rogen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-rogen)
- **ripen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-ripen)
- **repent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-repent)
- **Reuben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reopen-vs-reuben)
- **reaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reaper-vs-reopen)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eropen`, `reoepn`, `reopenn`, `reopne`, `reoppen`, `repoen`, `roepen`, `rreopen`

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