reem
/ɹiːm/
"reem" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reem” is uncommon English (frequency #63,193 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,193
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).
Corpus desk
Index EN-reem · reem · English
reem · rank #63,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,193
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reeking
Nearest frequency peer: reeking (-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 “reem”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- redeploy
redeploy
36,812 corpus weight
- redheaded
redheaded
36,811 corpus weight
- reeking
reeking
36,809 corpus weight
- reem
reem
36,808 corpus weight
- reexamine
reexamine
36,807 corpus weight
- resubmit
resubmit
36,805 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reem” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reem |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹiːm/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #63,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reem” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reem is uncommon English at frequency #63,193 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for reem in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em). The correct English form is reem, spelled R-E-E-M.
Definition
- 1A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em).
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).