reuptake
"reuptake" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reuptake” is uncommon English (frequency #58,978 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,978
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A second or subsequent uptake.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reuptake · reuptake · English
reuptake · rank #58,978 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,978
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reroute
Nearest frequency peer: reroute (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 “reuptake”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- repurpose
repurpose
41,027 corpus weight
- RER
RER
41,026 corpus weight
- reroute
reroute
41,025 corpus weight
- reuptake
reuptake
41,023 corpus weight
- rickets
rickets
41,021 corpus weight
- roundtrip
roundtrip
41,018 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reuptake” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reuptake |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reuptake” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reuptake is uncommon English at frequency #58,978 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
reuptake has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + uptake. The correct English form is reuptake, spelled R-E-U-P-T-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1A second or subsequent uptake.
- 2Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reuptake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.
Etymology
From re- + uptake.
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 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).