rework
/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/noun, verb
rework is spelled R-E-W-O-R-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rework means “The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rework is reworks.
How many letters and syllables are in rework?
| Letters | 6: R-E-W-O-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rework?
Rework appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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).
How do you pronounce rework?
- /ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/
As a verb (“To redo, correct, or rebuild”): /ɹiːˈwɜː(ɹ)k/.
Rework has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rework.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rework.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rework2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rework?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rework.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: worker.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rework
- reworks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- reworking participle, present
- reworked participle, past
- rewrought participle, past, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rework mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
- 2
Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
- 3
Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
They received the rework back from the shop.
- 4
Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.
- 5
An instance of reworking.
verb
- 1
To redo, correct, or rebuild.
You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rework come from?
From re- + work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).