repose
re·pose/ɹəˈpoʊz/verb, noun
repose is spelled R-E-P-O-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·pose). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, repose means “To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in repose?
| Letters | 6: R-E-P-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·pose |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 repose?
Repose appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 repose?
- UK /ɹɪˈpəʊz/
- US /ɹəˈpoʊz/
- US /ɹi-/
Repose has 2 syllables, split re·pose in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-repose.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with repose?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as repose from its last stressed vowel (/oʊz/):
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 repose
- reposes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- reposing participle, present
- reposed participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest.
- 2
archaicTo rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep.
- 3
archaicFollowed by from or (obsolete) of: to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; also, to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity.
- 4
obsoleteTo give (someone) rest; to refresh (someone) by giving rest.
- 5
obsoleteTo cause (oneself) to have faith in or rely on someone or something.
- 6
obsoleterareTo give (someone) accommodation for the night.
- 7
To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
- 8
To die, to rest in peace.
Simon reposed in the year 1287.
- 9
To place (confidence, faith, or trust) in someone or something.
- 10
Followed by in: to entrust (duty, power, etc.) in someone; to confide.
- 11
archaicTo place (something), especially for safekeeping or storage; to deposit, to keep safe, to store.
- 12
obsoleteTo regard (something) as being embodied in another thing; to ascribe, to attribute.
- 13
obsoleterareTo establish or institute (something); to found.
- 14
obsoleterareTo throw (something); to cast.
- 15
To put (a body part) back in its usual location; to reposition.
- 16
obsoleteTo forcefully restrain (something); to repress, to suppress.
- 17
To pose (oneself or someone, or something) again.
noun
- 1
Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.
- 2
Of the Virgin Mary: death; also assumption into heaven.
- 3
The festival honouring the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on August 15.
- 4
The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.
- 5
Calmness of the mind or temperament; composure.
- 6
Of the face, a muscle, etc.: the state of being relaxed and not in tension.
- 7
The state of lying still and unmoving; calmness, tranquillity; (countable) an instance of this.
- 8
archaicRelief or respite from something exhausting or unpleasant; (countable) an instance of this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.