# reindeer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪndɪə/ · frequency rank #19,186

## Definitions
1. Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
2. Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.

## Etymology
From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein.

## Easily confused with
- **render** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reindeer-vs-render)
- **Reiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reindeer-vs-reiner)
- **reminder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reindeer-vs-reminder)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erindeer`, `reidneer`, `reinddeer`, `reindeerr`, `reinder`, `reindere`, `reineder`, `reinndeer`, `renideer`, `riendeer`, `rreindeer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reindeer