Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconnoiter

/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: re-con-noi-ter
IPA: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.

American usage; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

An act or instance of reconnoitering.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops."
"Not everything is exactly right on the Enterprise. Something is burning somewhere. People are firing guns. She's not entirely sure she wants to be there. As long as she is high up in the air, she reconnoiters the ship and confirms that there is no way off, no handy gangplanks or stairway thingies."
"The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter."

Etymology

From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: reconnoître, recognoscere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/
British English: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

reconnoiters (present, singular) reconnoitering (participle, present) reconnoitered (participle, past) reconnoitered (past) reconnoitre (alternative) reconnoiters (plural)

Derived Forms

reconnoiteringly

Frequently Paired Words

recon recce reconnaissance

Synonyms

scout survey reconnoitre

Homonyms

reconnoitre

Rhymes With

reuter loiter goiter reconnoitre reutter kreuter boyter

Questions

How do you pronounce reconnoiter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/.
What does reconnoiter mean?: To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
Where does reconnoiter come from?: It is traced to French.

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