restore
re·store/ɹɪˈstoɹ/verb, noun
restore is spelled R-E-S-T-O-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (re·store). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, restore means “To reestablish, or bring back into existence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in restore?
| Letters | 7: R-E-S-T-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·store |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 restore?
Restore appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 restore?
- UK /ɹɪˈstɔː/
- US /ɹɪˈstoɹ/
- /ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ/
Restore has 2 syllables, split re·store in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-restore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with restore?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as restore from its last stressed vowel (/oɹ/):
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 restore
- restores present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- restoring participle, present
- restored participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does restore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
to restore harmony among those who are at variance
- 2
To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
- 3
To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
- 4
To give in place of, or as restitution for.
- 5
To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
- 6
To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
- 7
obsoleteTo make good; to make amends for.
noun
- 1
The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Restore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | restaurer, rétablir , rendre, restituer |
| German | wiederherstellen, restaurieren |
| Portuguese | restaurar , restituir , recuperar |
| Spanish | restablecer , restaurar |
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 restore come from?
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).