Reizarme

Reizarme is a neologism that has appeared in some Spanish-language online discourse in the 2020s. It is used to describe the process of reorienting one’s life, identity, or priorities after a significant event or disruption, typically through deliberate reflection and action. As a nonstandard term, its precise meaning can vary among speakers and contexts.

Usage and variation. The term is primarily found in informal writing on blogs, forums, and social media. Because there is no established dictionary entry, speakers may conjugate and spell it in different ways (for example, me reizarme, te reizarás, se reizaron), and many readers treat it as synonymous with reinvención or reinventarse. In some uses, reizarme emphasizes internal recalibration and personal meaning more than outward career changes. Its nonstandard status means comprehension can depend on familiarity with the surrounding discourse.

Etymology and origin. The origin of reizarme is uncertain. It appears to be a recent creation, likely formed by combining the prefix re- with a base resembling the infinitive Spanish verb structure, though no authoritative etymology has been published. There is no consensus on its root or whether it derives from an existing verb or a blend of ideas about “re-” and self-transformation.

Reception and status. Reizarme has limited recognition outside niche online communities and does not have formal entries in major dictionaries or corpora as of 2025. It illustrates how new terms can emerge in digital culture to express nuanced self-realignment processes that existing words may not fully capture.

See also reinvención, reinventarse, reinvención personal.