reread

Name: reread, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɹiːˈɹiːd/

//ɹiːˈɹiːd// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“reread” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,064
frequency rank, English: 3,094
“R” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To read again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reread · reread · English

reread · rank #29,064 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,064
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 3,094
PHOTO-FINISH revisiting

Nearest frequency peer: revisiting (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

regimental

70,942
rehabilitate

70,941
reread

70,937
revisiting

70,936
rigorously

70,934
Roderick

70,933

What this shows “reread” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reread vs reveal

67% similar

reread vs retreat

71% similar

reread vs read

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reread
Property	Value
Headword	reread
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ɹiːˈɹiːd/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#29,064
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reread”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).rereadlands here:

#29,064

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “revisiting” (#29,065), “rigorously” (#29,067), “rehabilitate” (#29,060). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reread” is #29,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around reread (IPA /ɹiːˈɹiːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,064 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for reread, with forms such as "erread", "reerad", and "rereadd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "reveal", "retreat", "read", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + read. The correct English form is reread, spelled R-E-R-E-A-D.

Definition

1
To read again.
2
To read or interpret in a new way.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how reread appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

My first book, Strange Natures: Futurity, Empathy, and the Queer Ecological Imagination (Seymour 2013), has further contributed to the development of queer ecology, rereading well-known contemporary queer novels and films as environmental polemics and theorizing why such reaadings have not been possible before.

Etymology

From re- + read.

This word in other languages

releer(Español)relire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

erread
reerad
rereadd
rereda
rerread
rreead
rreread

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reread - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "reread"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reread"?

"reread" is spelled R-E-R-E-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːˈɹiːd/.

What does "reread" mean?

As a verb, "reread" means: To read again.

What words are commonly confused with "reread"?

"reread" is commonly confused with "reveal", "retreat", "read". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "reread"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reread" is /ɹiːˈɹiːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "reread"?

From re- + read. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reread", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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