reset
/ɹiːˈsɛt/verb, noun
reset is spelled R-E-S-E-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, reset means “To set back to the initial state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reset?
| Letters | 5: R-E-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 reset?
Reset appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 reset?
- /ɹiːˈsɛt/
As a noun (“The act of resetting to the initial state”): /ˈɹiː.sɛt/.
As a noun (“The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen…”): /ɹɪˈsɛt/, /ɹəˈsɛt/.
Reset 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reset1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reset2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reset?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reset.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: steer, ester, terse, teres, stere, estre.
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 reset
- resets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- resetting participle, present
- ressett
- resetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To set back to the initial state.
- 2
To set to zero.
- 3
To adjust; to set or position differently.
- 4
To receive and hide (stolen goods, or a criminal, etc.)
noun
- 1
The act of resetting to the initial state.
- 2
The act of setting to zero.
- 3
A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
- 4
That which is reset; printed matter set up again.
- 5
The cleaning and tidying of one's home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy69x9wl2no
- 6
The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
noun
- 1
A button that resets a device, often a computer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | remettre à zéro, réinitialiser |
| German | zurücksetzen, rücksetzen, resetten , Reset |
| Portuguese | repor, restaurar |
| Spanish | restablecer, resetear, restaurar , restablecimiento, reseteo |
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 reset come from?
From re- + set.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).