# rainy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹeɪni/ · frequency rank #10,597

## Definitions
1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery

## Etymology
From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).

## Easily confused with
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ran)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ray)
- **rin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rin)
- **ring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ring)
- **rank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rank)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ruin)
- **rand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rand)
- **rang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rang)
- **rant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rant)
- **rink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rink)
- **rein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rein)
- **Rana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rana)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rani)
- **rind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rind)
- **Rina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rina)
- **raise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-raise)
- **rally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rally)
- **ruins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ruins)
- **randy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-randy)
- **rhino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-rhino)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ariny`, `rainny`, `rainyy`, `raiyn`, `raniy`, `riany`, `rrainy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rainy