ri
/ɹiː/noun
ri is spelled R-I: 2 letters. It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ri means “A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ri is ris.
How many letters and syllables are in ri?
| Letters | 2: R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ri?
Ri appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ri?
- /ɹiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ri.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ri
- ris plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ri mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
- 2
The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the second note of a major scale, enharmonic to me.
noun
- 1
Initialism of radioisotope.
- 2
Initialism of radio interference.
- 3
rex imperator (“king-emperor”) or regina imperatrix (“queen-empress”); the initials by which a British monarch signed documents after his or her name from 1877 until 1947.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ri come from?
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from Chinese 里 (lǐ). Doublet of li.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).