# Rhys

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹiːs/ · frequency rank #19,683

## Definitions
1. A male given name.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. Doublet of Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rs)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-roy)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rye)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rss)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-ros)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rus)
- **rly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rly)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-runs)
- **Ross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-ross)
- **rows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rows)
- **ribs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-ribs)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-russ)
- **rods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rods)
- **rigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rigs)
- **roos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-roos)
- **ROTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhys-vs-rots)
- **RH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rh-vs-rhys)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ray-vs-rhys)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/res-vs-rhys)
- **Rey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rey-vs-rhys)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hrys`, `rhhys`, `rhsy`, `rhyss`, `rhyys`, `rrhys`, `ryhs`

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