rerum

noun

The verdict

“rerum” is uncommon French (frequency #56,883 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,883
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Génitif pluriel de res.

Key facts for rerum
PropertyValue
Headwordrerum
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rerum” 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). rerum lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

rerum is uncommon French at frequency #56,883 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Génitif pluriel de res.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rerum, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 rerum, spelled R-E-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Génitif pluriel de res.

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 "rerum"?
"rerum" is spelled R-E-R-U-M.
What does "rerum" mean?
As a noun, "rerum" means: Génitif pluriel de res.
What language does "rerum" come from?
"rerum" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rerum”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list