reposition
verb, noun
reposition is spelled R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reposition means “To put into a new position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reposition?
| Letters | 10: R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 reposition?
Reposition appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 reposition?
Reposition has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reposition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reposition?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reposition.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: positioner.
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 reposition
- repositions present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- repositioning participle, present
- repositioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reposition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put into a new position
noun
- 1
The act of putting into a new position.
spontaneous reposition of a dislocated arytenoid cartilage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reposition come from?
From re- + position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).