retransmission
"retransmission" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“retransmission” is uncommon English (frequency #62,452 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,452
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The transmission of something again, especially over a different medium or at a different time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-retransmission · retransmission · English
retransmission · rank #62,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,452
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH Reuss
Nearest frequency peer: Reuss (+1 rank slots)
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “retransmission”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- remorseless
remorseless
37,552 corpus weight
- reorder
reorder
37,551 corpus weight
- retransmiss…
retransmission
37,549 corpus weight
- Reuss
Reuss
37,548 corpus weight
- revocable
revocable
37,547 corpus weight
- revolutioni…
revolutionise
37,546 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “retransmission” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retransmission |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #62,452 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “retransmission” in English
Rare enough to double-check
retransmission is uncommon English at frequency #62,452 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The transmission of something again, especially over a different medium or at a different time.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for retransmission, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + transmission. The correct English form is retransmission, spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The transmission of something again, especially over a different medium or at a different time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how retransmission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cable companies have to pay for the retransmission of broadcast shows.
Etymology
From re- + transmission.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).