ranny
obsolete
ranny is spelled R-A-N-N-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ranny means “A shrew (the animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ranny is rannies.
How many letters and syllables are in ranny?
| Letters | 5: R-A-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ranny?
Ranny appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
What does ranny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
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obsoleteA shrew (the animal).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ranny come from?
From Latin mūsarāneus (“shrew, fieldmouse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).