renay
/ɹɪˈneɪ/obsolete
renay is spelled R-E-N-A-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, renay means “To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in renay?
| Letters | 5: R-E-N-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 renay?
Renay appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
How do you pronounce renay?
- /ɹɪˈneɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with renay?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as renay.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: yearn.
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 renay
- renays present, singular, he/she/it
- renaying participle, present
- renayed participle, past
- reney
- reny
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does renay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
- 2
obsoleteTo take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
- 3
obsoleteTo reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does renay come from?
From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege and related to deny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).