# Rea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #19,432

## Definitions
1. A female given name.
2. A surname.
3. A minor city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
4. A river flowing through the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, which flows into the River Tame; in full, River Rea.
5. A river in Shropshire and co/Worcestershire, England, which flows into the River Teme; in full, River Rea.
6. A river in Fiordland, Southland region, New Zealand, which flows into Bradshaw Sound; in full, Rea River.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rs)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rt)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rm)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rn)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-ri)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rp)
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rf)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rr)
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rl)
- **RH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rh)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-run)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-red)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-row)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rid)
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rep)
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rio)
- **rob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rob)
- **rip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-rip)

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