rené
French, adjective
rené is spelled R-E-N-É (4 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). René is a French adjective meaning “reborn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of renaître. With an accent, rêne is a different word: “rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)”.
What does rené mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reborn
verb
- 1
past participle of renaître
noun
- 1
femininerein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
- 2
femininepower over something
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Courroie fixée au mors d’un cheval et dont le cavalier se sert pour diriger sa monture. 2. Symbolise le pouvoir que l’on exerce sur quelque chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rené
- renée feminine
- renés masculine plural
- renées feminine plural
- rênes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rené
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rené in French?
rené appears 21 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).