reroute
/ɹiˈɹut/verb, noun
reroute is spelled R-E-R-O-U-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reroute means “To change the route taken by something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reroute?
| Letters | 7: R-E-R-O-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 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 reroute?
Reroute appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 reroute?
- UK /ɹiːˈɹuːt/
- US /ɹiˈɹut/
- US /ɹiˈɹaʊt/
Reroute has 2 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 reroute?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reroute from its last stressed vowel (/ut/):
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 reroute
- reroutes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rerouting participle, present
- rerouteing participle, present, rare
- rerouted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reroute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To change the route taken by something.
We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.
noun
- 1
The use of a different route from one planned or used before.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reroute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to change the route taken by something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | recircuiter |
| German | umleiten |
| Portuguese | cambiar o percurso |
| Spanish | cambiar el itinerario, reencaminar, reenrutar |
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.
Where does reroute come from?
From re- + route.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).