reluire

\ʁə.lɥiʁ\

/\ʁə.lɥiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“reluire” is uncommon French (frequency #84,238 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,238
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Briller, luire en réfléchissant la lumière.

Key facts for reluire
PropertyValue
Headwordreluire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.lɥiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reluire” 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). reluire lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

reluire is uncommon French at frequency #84,238 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.lɥiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reluire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is reluire, spelled R-E-L-U-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Briller, luire en réfléchissant la lumière.
  2. 2
    Paraître avec éclat.

This word in other languages

glisten(English)reluzir(Português)

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 "reluire"?
"reluire" is spelled R-E-L-U-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.lɥiʁ\.
What does "reluire" mean?
As a verb, "reluire" means: Briller, luire en réfléchissant la lumière.
How do you pronounce "reluire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reluire" is \ʁə.lɥiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reluire" come from?
"reluire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “reluire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-L-U-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.lɥiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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