# rhea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #28,698

## Definitions
1. A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).

## Easily confused with
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rna)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rue)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rye)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-roe)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rsa)
- **ria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-ria)
- **rho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rho)
- **Roa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-roa)
- **RTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rta)
- **RMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rma)
- **Rua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rua)
- **Rosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rosa)
- **Rita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rita)
- **Roma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-roma)
- **Rhys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rhys)
- **Riga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-riga)
- **rona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rona)
- **rota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rota)
- **Rina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-rina)
- **Riva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhea-vs-riva)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hrea`, `reha`, `rhae`, `rhhea`, `rrhea`

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