reorientate
/ɹiˈɔɹiɛnteɪt/verb
reorientate is spelled R-E-O-R-I-E-N-T-A-T-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reorientate means “To orientate anew; to cause to face a different direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reorientate?
| Letters | 11: R-E-O-R-I-E-N-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is reorientate?
Reorientate appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 reorientate?
- UK /ˌɹiːˈɔːɹɪɛnteɪt/
- US /ɹiˈɔɹiɛnteɪt/
Reorientate has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of reorientate
- reorientates present, singular, he/she/it
- reorientating participle, present
- reorientated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reorientate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To orientate anew; to cause to face a different direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reorientate come from?
From re- + orientate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).