rethinking
noun, verb
rethinking is spelled R-E-T-H-I-N-K-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rethinking means “The act of thinking again or differently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rethinking is rethinkings.
How many letters and syllables are in rethinking?
| Letters | 10: R-E-T-H-I-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is rethinking?
Rethinking appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 rethinking?
Rethinking has 3 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 rethinking
- rethinkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rethinking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of thinking again or differently.
rethinkings of the capitalist system
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rethink
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).