reasons
rea·sons/ˈɹiː.zənz/noun, verb
reasons is spelled R-E-A-S-O-N-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (rea·sons). It appears 85 times per million words in written English, the 1,251st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reasons means “A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reasons?
| Letters | 7: R-E-A-S-O-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rea·sons |
| In writing | 85 times per million words; the 1,251st 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 reasons?
Reasons appears 85 times per million words in written English, the 1,251st 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 reasons?
- /ˈɹiː.zənz/
Reasons has 2 syllables, split rea·sons in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-reasons.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does reasons mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of reason
- 2
A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of reason
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reasons in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | razones |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.