reschedule
/ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/verb
reschedule is spelled R-E-S-C-H-E-D-U-L-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reschedule means “To schedule again or at a different time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reschedule?
| Letters | 10: R-E-S-C-H-E-D-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is reschedule?
Reschedule appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 reschedule?
- UK /ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/
- UK /ɹiːˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/
- UK /ɹiːˈskɛdjuːl/
Reschedule 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reschedule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reschedule
- reschedules present, singular, he/she/it
- rescheduling participle, present
- rescheduled participle, past
- re-schedule
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reschedule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To schedule again or at a different time.
We'll have to reschedule next Monday's meeting because of the public holiday.
- 2
USTo reclassify; to change the schedule (division into which something is classified) of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate reschedule?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of reschedule: resched.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reschedule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to schedule again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reprogrammer, rééchelonner |
| German | verlegen, verschieben, vertagen, umbuchen |
| Portuguese | reagendar |
| Spanish | reprogramar |
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 reschedule come from?
From re- + schedule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).