reis
noun
reis is a noun meaning “The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-I-S and has one syllable, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of reis is reises.
What does reis mean?
noun
- 1
The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.
- 2
plural of real
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reis?
Reis 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).
Forms of reis
- reises plural
- rais
- ras
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reis?
Reis appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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).
Reis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense holder of military rank:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | raïs |
| German | Rais |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does reis come from?
From Ottoman Turkish رئیس, from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).