R1

noun

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The verdict

“R1” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,425) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,425
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Régionale 1 (niveau de championnat en France).

Corpus desk

Index FR-r1 · R1 · French

R1 · rank #33,425 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,425
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH quilles

Nearest frequency peer: quilles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “R1”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “R1” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

R1 vs Re
50% similar
R1 vs Rh
50% similar
R1 vs RT
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for R1
PropertyValue
HeadwordR1
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters2
Frequency rank#33,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “R1” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). R1 lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for R1 is neighbouring look-alikes ("Re", "Rh", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #33,425 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Gloss: "Régionale 1 (niveau de championnat en France).".

R1 has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Re", "Rh", "RT", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is R1, spelled R-1.

Definition

  1. 1
    Régionale 1 (niveau de championnat en France).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how R1 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Albert Lobé ne continuera pas à la tête de la réserve plabennecoise, qui a obtenu son maintien sur le fil en R1.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "R1"?
"R1" is spelled R-1.
What does "R1" mean?
As a noun, "R1" means: Régionale 1 (niveau de championnat en France).
What words are commonly confused with "R1"?
"R1" is commonly confused with "Re", "Rh", "RT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "R1" come from?
"R1" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list