# restart

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ · frequency rank #11,595

## Definitions
1. The act of starting something again.

## Etymology
From re- + start.

## Easily confused with
- **retard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restart-vs-retard)
- **retort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restart-vs-retort)
- **restore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restart-vs-restore)
- **restarted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restart-vs-restarted)
- **resort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resort-vs-restart)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erstart`, `resatrt`, `resstart`, `restarrt`, `restartt`, `restatr`, `restrat`, `resttart`, `retsart`, `rrestart`, `rsetart`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/restart