rede

/ɹiːd/

//ɹiːd// noun

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

The verdict

“rede” is uncommon English (frequency #65,452 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,452
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Help, advice, counsel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rede · rede · English

rede · rank #65,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,452
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reducer

Nearest frequency peer: reducer (+1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “rede”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “rede” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rede
PropertyValue
Headwordrede
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹiːd/
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rede” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).redefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “reducer” (#65,453), “rebroadcast” (#65,449), “rego” (#65,455). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rede” is #65,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rede is uncommon English at frequency #65,452 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹiːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rede, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“to speak, s… The correct English form is rede, spelled R-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Help, advice, counsel.
  2. 2
    Decision, a plan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ophelia: Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede.
  2. When the Bull heard these words he knew the Ass to be his friend and thanked him, saying, "Right is thy rede"

Etymology

From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“to speak, say, tell”). Doublet of rada.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rede"?
"rede" is spelled R-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːd/.
What does "rede" mean?
As a noun, "rede" means: Help, advice, counsel.
How do you pronounce "rede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rede" is /ɹiːd/. 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 "rede"?
From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“t... 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 "rede", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

rego#65,455Roch#65,471saic#65,476pleb#65,408

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list