Español homophones
rei/rey
"rey" (#492 written frequency) beats "rei" (#14,940) in this 2-word /ˈrej/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈrej/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "rey" leads at #492, with "rei" trailing at #14,940.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "rei" keeps i, "rey" writes y at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across rei, rey: er. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
rei
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory eir · private i
rey
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory ery · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "rei" when you mean: Grafía obsoleta de rey.
- Write "rey" when you mean: Monarca soberano de un reino.