rainstorm
/ˈɹeɪnstɔɹm/noun
rainstorm is spelled R-A-I-N-S-T-O-R-M: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rainstorm means “A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rainstorm is rainstorms.
How many letters and syllables are in rainstorm?
| Letters | 9: R-A-I-N-S-T-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rainstorm?
Rainstorm appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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).
How do you pronounce rainstorm?
- UK /ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/
- US /ˈɹeɪnstɔɹm/
Rainstorm has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rainstorm.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-rainstorm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rainstorm?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rainstorm from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnstɔɹm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rainstorm
- rainstorms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rainstorm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rainstorm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense storm characterized by substantial rainfall:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pluie torrentielle, averse, déluge |
| German | Regensturm |
| Portuguese | temporal |
| Spanish | turbión, manga de agua, tormenta pluvial, tormenta lluvial |
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 rainstorm come from?
From rain + storm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).