Réunion

/ɹiːˈjuːnjən/

//ɹiːˈjuːnjən// name

"reunion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Réunion” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,018 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#92,018
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

Key facts for Réunion
PropertyValue
HeadwordRéunion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɹiːˈjuːnjən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,018
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Réunion” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Réunion lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Réunion is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,018 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.".

Réunion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Réunion. Doublet of reunion. The correct English form is Réunion, spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

Etymology

From French Réunion. Doublet of reunion.

This word in other languages

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 "Réunion"?
"Réunion" is spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/.
What does "Réunion" mean?
As a proper noun, "Réunion" means: An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.
How do you pronounce "Réunion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Réunion" is /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/. 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 "Réunion"?
From French Réunion. Doublet of reunion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Réunion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-É-U-N-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list