redan
/ɹɪˈdan/noun
redan is spelled R-E-D-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redan means “A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redan is redans.
How many letters and syllables are in redan?
| Letters | 5: R-E-D-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 redan?
Redan appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 redan?
- UK /ɹɪˈdan/
Redan has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with redan?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as redan (/an/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: denar.
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 redan
- redans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does redan come from?
From French redan, corruption of redent, from re- + dent (“tooth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).