Reese

/ɹis/

//ɹis// name

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"reese" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Reese” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,254
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname

Corpus desk

Index EN-reese · Reese · English

Reese · rank #15,254 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,254
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ramsay

Nearest frequency peer: Ramsay (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Reese”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Reese” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reese vs res
40% similar
Reese vs rest
40% similar
Reese vs rose
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reese
PropertyValue
HeadwordReese
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɹis/
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,254
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Reese”

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).Reeselands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ramsay” (#15,253), “refinery” (#15,255), “radiant” (#15,252). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Reese” is #15,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Reese (IPA /ɹis/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,254 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reese, with forms such as "erese", "reees", and "reesse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "res", "rest", "rose", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: * As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”). The correct English form is Reese, spelled R-E-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname
  2. 2
    A male given name
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.

Etymology

* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erese
  • reees
  • reesse
  • rese
  • resee
  • rreese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reese - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erese2reees2reesse1rese1resee2rreese1
Edit distance from "Reese"

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 "Reese"?
"Reese" is spelled R-E-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹis/.
What does "Reese" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reese" means: A surname
What words are commonly confused with "Reese"?
"Reese" is commonly confused with "res", "rest", "rose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reese" is /ɹis/. 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 "Reese"?
* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”). 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 "Reese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list