requite
re·quite/ɹəˈkwaɪt/verb, noun
requite is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (re·quite). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, requite means “To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in requite?
| Letters | 7: R-E-Q-U-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·quite |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 requite?
Requite appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 requite?
- UK /ɹɪˈkwaɪt/
- US /ɹəˈkwaɪt/
- US /ɹi-/
Requite has 2 syllables, split re·quite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-requite.wav, En-us-requite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with requite?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as requite from its last stressed vowel (/aɪt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: quieter.
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 requite
- requites present, singular, he/she/it
- requiting participle, present
- requited participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
- requit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- 2
To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- 3
To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- 4
To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- 5
To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- 6
To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- 7
obsoleteTo greet (someone) in return.
- 8
obsoleteTo make up for (something); to compensate.
noun
- 1
Chiefly in the form in requite for or of: synonym of requital (“compensation for damage or loss; return in kind, recompense, repayment, reward”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Requite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réciproquer, rendre la pareille |
| German | belohnen, erwidern , vergelten |
| Portuguese | corresponder |
| Spanish | corresponder a, reciprocar |
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.