reconfigurer

\ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\

/\ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“reconfigurer” is uncommon French (frequency #68,604 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,604
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner une nouvelle configuration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reconfigurer · reconfigurer · French

reconfigurer · rank #68,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,604
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rebuté

Nearest frequency peer: rebuté (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « reconfigurer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « reconfigurer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reconfigurer
PropertyValue
Headwordreconfigurer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « reconfigurer » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.reconfigurertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « rebuté » (#68,603), « recrutait » (#68,605), « reblochon » (#68,602). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reconfigurer » est au #68,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reconfigurer is uncommon French at frequency #68,604 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reconfigurer, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is reconfigurer, spelled R-E-C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner une nouvelle configuration.
  2. 2
    Configurer à nouveau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Là où, par exemple, on tient à mettre en valeur les caractères gynoïdes de la taille et du bassin (comme dans la littérature au tournant du XXᵉ siècle), on va privilégier les vertugadins, les crinolines, les tournures et les corsets, lesquels vont finir par reconfigurer les corps en retour.

This word in other languages

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reconfigurer"?
"reconfigurer" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\.
What does "reconfigurer" mean?
As a verb, "reconfigurer" means: Donner une nouvelle configuration.
How do you pronounce "reconfigurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reconfigurer" is \ʁə.kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list