restate
verb
restate is a verb meaning “to state again (without changing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-S-T-A-T-E and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 3 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does restate mean?
verb
- 1
to state again (without changing)
- 2
to state differently; to rephrase
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce restate?
Restate 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).
Forms of restate
- restates present, singular, he/she/it
- restating participle, present
- restated participle, past
- re-state
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is restate?
Restate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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).
Words people confuse with restate
Also written: re-state (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Restate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to state again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | redéclarer, réaffirmer |
| Spanish | repetir, reiterar |
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 restate come from?
From re- + state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).