# reuse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹiːˈjuːs/ · frequency rank #17,938

## Definitions
1. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
2. The act of using again, or in another place.

## Etymology
From re- + use.

## Easily confused with
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rue)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rus)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rule)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rose)
- **rise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rise)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rush)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rude)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-russ)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-ruse)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rune)
- **rube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rube)
- **rusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rusk)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-route)
- **rouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rouge)
- **rinse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rinse)
- **rouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-rouse)
- **revue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-revue)
- **revise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-revise)
- **roused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-roused)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eruse`, `resue`, `reues`, `reusse`, `rreuse`, `ruese`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reuse