retransmit
verb
retransmit is spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, retransmit means “To transmit again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retransmit?
| Letters | 10: R-E-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is retransmit?
Retransmit appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
Forms of retransmit
- retransmits present, singular, he/she/it
- retransmitting participle, present
- retransmitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retransmit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To transmit again.
The repeater retransmits the messages it receives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retransmit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to transmit again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retransmettre, renvoyer |
| Portuguese | reenviar |
| Spanish | reenviar |
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 retransmit come from?
From re- + transmit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).