rima

/ˈɹaɪ.mə/

//ˈɹaɪ.mə// noun

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"rima" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rima” is uncommon English (frequency #66,248 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,248
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rima · rima · English

rima · rank #66,248 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,248
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rial

Nearest frequency peer: rial (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “rima”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “rima” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rima
PropertyValue
Headwordrima
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹaɪ.mə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,248
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rima” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).rimafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “rial” (#66,247), “riad” (#66,246), “Rosina” (#66,250). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rima” is #66,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rima is uncommon English at frequency #66,248 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹaɪ.mə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rima, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”). The correct English form is rima, spelled R-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
  2. 2
    A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Look for three prominent interior craters, as well as an ancient rima falling near the shadow's edge.

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rima"?
"rima" is spelled R-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪ.mə/.
What does "rima" mean?
As a noun, "rima" means: A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
How do you pronounce "rima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rima" is /ˈɹaɪ.mə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rima"?
Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rial#66,247riad#66,246Safi#66,257sapa#66,263

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list