rewatch

/ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/

//ɹiːˈwɒtʃ// verb

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"rewatch" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rewatch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,203
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To watch again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rewatch · rewatch · English

rewatch · rank #30,203 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,203
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH resentful

Nearest frequency peer: resentful (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rewatch”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rewatch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rewatch vs reach
71% similar
rewatch vs rematch
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rewatch
PropertyValue
Headwordrewatch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,203
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rewatch”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rewatchlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “resentful” (#30,202), “Rhonda” (#30,204), “rhubarb” (#30,205). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rewatch” is #30,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rewatch (IPA /ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,203 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To watch again.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rewatch, with forms such as "erwatch", "reawtch", and "rewacth". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "reach", "rematch", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + watch. The correct English form is rewatch, spelled R-E-W-A-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To watch again.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rewatch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meanwhile “Emeralds” itself — danced with the elegiac adagio finale that Balanchine added in 1976 and that Ms. Paul never danced — deepened with rewatching.

Etymology

From re- + watch.

This word in other languages

reregarder(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erwatch
  • reawtch
  • rewacth
  • rewatcch
  • rewatchh
  • rewathc
  • rewattch
  • rewtach
  • rewwatch
  • rrewatch
  • rweatch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rewatch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erwatch2reawtch2rewacth2rewatcch1rewatchh1rewathc2rewattch1rewtach2
Edit distance from "rewatch"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rewatch"?
"rewatch" is spelled R-E-W-A-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/.
What does "rewatch" mean?
As a verb, "rewatch" means: To watch again.
What words are commonly confused with "rewatch"?
"rewatch" is commonly confused with "reach", "rematch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rewatch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rewatch" is /ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rewatch"?
From re- + watch. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rewatch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rhubarb#30,205Rutland#30,208sapiens#30,212shearer#30,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

shredder11 variantssimplex11 variantssoundly11 variantsstunted11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list