say again
"say-again" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“say again” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - "What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
Corpus desk
Index EN-say-again · say again · English
say again · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | say again |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “say again” in English
Rare enough to double-check
say again is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for say again in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is say again, spelled S-A-Y- -A-G-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
- 2To repeat part of or entire message transmitted over the radio, used instead of "repeat" which is an artillery procedure word.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how say again appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. Please say again?
Bravo Six, say again, over.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.