How to spell and pronounce recalcitrant

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recalcitrant - adjective; Level 5; origin: Latin; pronunciation: rə̇ˈkalsə.trənt, rēˈ-. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint.

recalcitrant is in Level 5, Set 10 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where recalcitrant appears: 1 competition and 4 study lists on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 6 times in 2003, 2010–2014 - Round 2 (2010–2011, 2013–2014); Round 3 (2003, 2012).

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

NSW Premier's Spelling Bee: listed 1 time in 2019.

Spell It!: listed 1 time.

Words of the Champions: listed 1 time in 2026.

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