rel
/ɹəl/preposition
rel is a preposition meaning “Abbreviation of relative to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-L, and it appears 1.1 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does rel mean?
preposition
- 1
Abbreviation of relative to.
noun
- 1
Initialism of Russo-European Laika.
- 2
Initialism of recommended exposure limit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rel?
- /ɹəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rel?
Rel appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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).
Where does rel come from?
From Middle English -rel, -erel, from Old French -erel, -erelle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).