rankin

\ˈrãŋkĩn\

/\ˈrãŋkĩn\/ verb

The verdict

“rankin” is uncommon French (frequency #63,283 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,283
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe rankout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rankin · rankin · French

rankin · rank #63,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,283
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH randstad

Nearest frequency peer: randstad (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « rankin »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « rankin » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rankin
PropertyValue
Headwordrankin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈrãŋkĩn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rankin » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rankintombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « randstad » (#63,282), « razzias » (#63,284), « Ralf » (#63,281). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rankin » est au #63,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rankin is uncommon French at frequency #63,283 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈrãŋkĩn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe rankout.".

No misspelling variants are generated for rankin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rankin, spelled R-A-N-K-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe rankout.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mar kred acʼhanon, e rankin diskleriañ perak n’em eus ket komzet a-raok.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rankin"?
"rankin" is spelled R-A-N-K-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈrãŋkĩn\.
What does "rankin" mean?
As a verb, "rankin" means: Première personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe rankout.
How do you pronounce "rankin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rankin" is \ˈrãŋkĩn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list