repast
re·past/ɹɪˈpæst/obsolete
repast is spelled R-E-P-A-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·past). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repast means “A meal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repast is repasts.
How many letters and syllables are in repast?
| Letters | 6: R-E-P-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·past |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 repast?
Repast appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 repast?
- UK /ɹɪˈpɑːst/
- UK /-ˈpæst/
- US /ɹɪˈpæst/
Repast has 2 syllables, split re·past in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-repast.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with repast?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as repast from its last stressed vowel (/æst/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: paster.
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 repast
- repasts present, singular, he/she/it
- repasting participle, present
- repasted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA meal.
- 2
obsoleteA period of refreshment or rest.
- 3
archaicFood or drink that may be consumed as a meal.
- 4
archaicSomething that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.
- 5
obsoleteThe consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; (generally) refreshment; rest.
verb
- 1
archaicTo supply (an animal or person) with food; to feed.
- 2
archaicTo provide (a person) with intellectual or spiritual nourishment; to enlighten, to feed.
- 3
obsoleteTo refresh (oneself or someone) through eating and drinking.
- 4
obsoleteUsually followed by on or upon: to take food and drink; to feast, to feed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (archaic or literary) meal – see also meal:
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.