Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recon

/ˈɹikɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: re-con
IPA: /ˈɹikɑn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

reconnaissance.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaven and the crest is cropped close.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

American usage; Slang

noun

The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

Example Sentences

"During a scan of the Phoenix system asteroid field, you detected an odd energy reading that Tali determined was quarian in nature. She led a recon team into the asteroid field, where she discovered an abandoned freighter."
"“Well, now that we're wrapped up, I gotta do recon for the big mish. Be back in two or three or ten days.”"

Etymology

Contracted form of reconnaissance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: recombination
Suffix: -on

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹikɑn/
British English: /ɹɪˈkɒn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

recons (plural) recons (present, singular) reconning (participle, present) reconned (participle, past) reconned (past)

Synonyms

recce

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce recon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹikɑn/.
What does recon mean?: reconnaissance.
Where does recon come from?: Contracted form of reconnaissance.

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