re-enter

1. 1.

   enter again

   “You cannot re-enter the country with this visa”

   Broaderenter

Questions about re-enter

What does re-enter mean?

re-enter means "enter again".

How many syllables are in re-enter?

re-enter has 2 syllables and divides as re-en-ter under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is re-enter a common word?

re-enter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.