réécrire

\ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\

/\ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“réécrire” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,460
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écrire de nouveau ce qui a déjà été écrit.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

réécrire vs réécrit
75% similar
réécrire vs réélire
75% similar
réécrire vs réécriture
80% similar

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

Key facts for réécrire
PropertyValue
Headwordréécrire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,460
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “réécrire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). réécrire lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around réécrire (IPA \ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,460 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for réécrire, with forms such as "reecrire", "rréécrire", and "récrire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "réécrit", "réélire", "réécriture", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is réécrire, spelled R-É-É-C-R-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écrire de nouveau ce qui a déjà été écrit.
  2. 2
    Écrire une seconde, une troisième lettre.
  3. 3
    Faire réponse par lettre.
  4. 4
    Changer considérablement le style d’un ouvrage, composer à nouveau un morceau.
  5. 5
    Donner une nouvelle version, différente de celle admise, de faits passés ; modifier la vision desdits faits, leur donner un autre sens, un autre enchaînement, un autre contenu.

This word in other languages

rewrite(English)reescribir(Español)reescrever(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reecrire
  • rréécrire
  • récrire
  • récérire
  • rééccrire
  • réécirre
  • réécrier
  • réécrirre
  • réécrrie
  • réécrrire
  • réércire
  • érécrire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réécrire - 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.

reecrire2rréécrire1récrire1récérire2rééccrire1réécirre2réécrier2réécrirre1
Edit distance from "réécrire"

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 "réécrire"?
"réécrire" is spelled R-É-É-C-R-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\.
What does "réécrire" mean?
As a verb, "réécrire" means: Écrire de nouveau ce qui a déjà été écrit.
What words are commonly confused with "réécrire"?
"réécrire" is commonly confused with "réécrit", "réélire", "réécriture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réécrire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réécrire" is \ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réécrire" come from?
"réécrire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “réécrire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-É-C-R-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.e.kʁiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “réécrit” - see the side-by-side comparison. réécrire vs réécrit
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list