reins
/ɹeɪnz/noun, verb
reins is a noun meaning “The lower part of the back” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-I-N-S and has one syllable, and it appears 2.0 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reins mean?
noun
- 1
archaicThe kidneys.
- 2
The lower part of the back.
- 3
The loins.
- 4
The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.
- 5
plural of rein
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of rein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reins?
- /ɹeɪnz/
Reins has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reins?
Reins appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with reins
Sounds like: rains (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does reins come from?
From Old French reins, see also rein in French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).