rame

/reɪm/

//reɪm// noun

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"rame" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rame” is uncommon English (frequency #98,624 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,624
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rame · rame · English

rame · rank #98,624 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,624
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 21,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raftery

Nearest frequency peer: Raftery (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rame”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rame” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for rame
PropertyValue
Headwordrame
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/reɪm/
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rame” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rame lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rame is uncommon English at frequency #98,624 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /reɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.".

rame has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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 … The correct English form is rame, spelled R-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rame appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Does he ever mention the king in his prayer?" "O yes: always." "What does he say about him?" "Something about the sceptre of righteousness, and the standard of truth. I ken he has some rhame about him."

Etymology

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”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rame"?
"rame" is spelled R-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /reɪm/.
What does "rame" mean?
As a noun, "rame" means: A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
How do you pronounce "rame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rame" is /reɪm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rame"?
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”)... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rame", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list