repeal
/ɹəˈpiːl/verb, noun
repeal is spelled R-E-P-E-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, repeal means “To cancel, invalidate, annul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in repeal?
| Letters | 6: R-E-P-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 repeal?
Repeal appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 repeal?
- US /ɹəˈpiːl/
Repeal has 2 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). Recordings: En-us-repeal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with repeal?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as repeal from its last stressed vowel (/il/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: leaper.
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 repeal
- repeals present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- repealing participle, present
- repealed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cancel, invalidate, annul.
to repeal a law
- 2
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
- 3
To suppress; to repel.
noun
- 1
An act or instance of repealing.
Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? When a newer Act of Parliament is incompatible with earlier law, it usually takes precedence, under the doctrine of “implied repeal”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repeal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to cancel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abroger, annuler, révoquer |
| German | annullieren |
| Portuguese | revogar, anular |
| Spanish | derogar |
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 repeal come from?
From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).