rame
/reɪm/noun, verb
rame is spelled R-A-M-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rame means “A remark or complaint repeated incessantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rame is rames.
How many letters and syllables are in rame?
| Letters | 4: R-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 rame?
Rame appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 rame?
- /reɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rame.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rame?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rame.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mare, ream, mear.
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 rame
- raim
- rane
- rhame
- rames present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- raming participle, present
- ramed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rame mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
- 2
A stalk or branch, especially when dried.
- 3
A framework or skeleton.
- 4
The bones of the body; skeleton.
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo complain or cry incessantly.
- 2
ScotlandTo talk nonsensically.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rame come from?
From Northern Middle English ramen (“to cry out, scream”), from Old English *hrāmian, from Proto-West Germanic *hraimōn, from Proto-Germanic *hraimōną (“to scream”), *hraimaz (“a scream”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerey- (“to scream, screech”). Cognate with Old Norse hreimr (“a scream, cry”), and possibly to Old English hrēam (“a cry, outcry, tumult, noise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).