reprocess
/ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/verb
reprocess is spelled R-E-P-R-O-C-E-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reprocess means “To process again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reprocess?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-R-O-C-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 reprocess?
Reprocess appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 reprocess?
- UK /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/
- US /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/
- US /-əs/
Reprocess has 3 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).
What rhymes with reprocess?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reprocess from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsɛs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: processer.
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 reprocess
- reprocesses present, singular, he/she/it
- reprocessing participle, present
- reprocessed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reprocess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To process again.
- 2
To extract the fissile material (mainly uranium and plutonium) remaining in spent nuclear reactor fuel, allowing it to be recycled into fresh nuclear fuel or (for plutonium and/or uranium-233 from some specialized breeder reactors) used to build nuclear weapons; may also extend to recovering nonfissile but fertile elements remaining in spent reactor fuel (such as thorium), or precious metals produ
In order to greatly reduce the plant's output of high-level radioactive waste that has to be disposed of somehow, an onsite facility reprocesses the spent fuel rods using the PUREX process, separating out the unburnt uranium and plutonium f
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reprocess come from?
From re- + process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).