rei
obsolete nonstandard
rei is spelled R-E-I: 3 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rei means “A Portuguese real” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rei is reis.
How many letters and syllables are in rei?
| Letters | 3: R-E-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 rei?
Rei appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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).
Words people confuse with rei
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with rei?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rei.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ire, eir.
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 rei
- ree
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rei mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
nonstandardobsoleteA Portuguese real
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rei come from?
Incorrect back-formation of Portuguese plural réis. The correct singular is real.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).