rete
/ˈɹiːɾi/noun
rete is spelled R-E-T-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rete means “A network of blood vessels or nerves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rete is retes or retia.
How many letters and syllables are in rete?
| Letters | 4: R-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 rete?
Rete appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 rete?
- /ˈɹiːti/
- US /ˈɹiːɾi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rete.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rete?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rete from its last stressed vowel (/iti/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tree, reet, teer.
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 rete
- retes plural
- retia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A network of blood vessels or nerves.
- 2
An anatomical part resembling or including a network.
- 3
A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rete come from?
Borrowed from Latin rete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).