rheme
/ɹiːm/
"rheme" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rheme” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rheme · rheme · English
rheme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rheme |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹiːm/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rheme” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rheme is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rheme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”). The correct English form is rheme, spelled R-H-E-M-E.
Definition
- 1The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
- 2Synonym of sumisign.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.