ree

\ˈre.e\

/\ˈre.e\/ adv

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The verdict

“ree” is uncommon French (frequency #72,673 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,673
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De nouveau, encore.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ree · ree · French

ree · rank #72,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,673
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH refondue

Nearest frequency peer: refondue (+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 « ree »

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 « ree » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ree
PropertyValue
Headwordree
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈre.e\
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ree » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.reetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « refondue » (#72,674), « recombinaison » (#72,671), « rejettera » (#72,675). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ree » est au #72,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ree is uncommon French at frequency #72,673 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈre.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De nouveau, encore.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ree in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ree, spelled R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De nouveau, encore.

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 "ree"?
"ree" is spelled R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈre.e\.
What does "ree" mean?
As an adverb, "ree" means: De nouveau, encore.
How do you pronounce "ree"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ree" is \ˈre.e\. 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 "ree", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pte#72,650RPF#72,706saa#72,711oft#72,586

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list