Reuven
"reuven" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Reuven” is uncommon English (frequency #66,244 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,244
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Reuben (“biblical personage”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-reuven · Reuven · English
Reuven · rank #66,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,244
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reveling
Nearest frequency peer: reveling (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Reuven”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- repenting
repenting
33,760 corpus weight
- replant
replant
33,759 corpus weight
- Reuven
Reuven
33,757 corpus weight
- reveling
reveling
33,756 corpus weight
- riad
riad
33,755 corpus weight
- rial
rial
33,754 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Reuven” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reuven |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Reuven” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Reuven is uncommon English at frequency #66,244 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Reuven doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן The correct English form is Reuven, spelled R-E-U-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of Reuben (“biblical personage”).
- 2A male given name from Hebrew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reuven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After the conquest of lands east of the Jordan River, the Sons of Gad and the Sons of Reuven requested to remain there and not cross the Jordan.
Etymology
Transliteration of Hebrew רְאוּבֵן
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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