rescission

/ɹɪˈsɪʃən/

//ɹɪˈsɪʃən// noun

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"rescission" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rescission” is uncommon English (frequency #74,447 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,447
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rescission · rescission · English

rescission · rank #74,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,447
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH repossess

Nearest frequency peer: repossess (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “rescission”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “rescission” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rescission
PropertyValue
Headwordrescission
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈsɪʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rescission” in English

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).rescissionfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “repossess” (#74,446), “repetitively” (#74,445), “retooling” (#74,451). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rescission” is #74,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rescission is uncommon English at frequency #74,447 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈsɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rescission in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”). The correct English form is rescission, spelled R-E-S-C-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
  2. 2
    The undoing of a contract; repeal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. According to him, they said, "'Resign or we'll fire you.'" Frein resigned and left the school building. However, that same day, he called his union representative, who advised him to withdraw his resignation, which he did, within 24 hours. The school district, however, refused to accept his recission ^([sic]), insisting that Frein was no longer employed b…
  2. The House narrowly approved a rescissions package from the White House that aims to cancel billions in unspent funds from the prior fiscal year, much of which would not have been spent otherwise.

Etymology

1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).

Synonyms

rescindmentrescinsion

This word in other languages

rescisión(Español)

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 "rescission"?
"rescission" is spelled R-E-S-C-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsɪʃən/.
What does "rescission" mean?
As a noun, "rescission" means: An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
How do you pronounce "rescission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rescission" is /ɹɪˈsɪʃən/. 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 "rescission"?
1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”). 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 "rescission", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list