Reynald

\ʁɛ.nald\

/\ʁɛ.nald\/ name

The verdict

“Reynald” is uncommon French (frequency #74,338 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,338
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reynald · Reynald · French

Reynald · rank #74,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,338
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH revêtait

Nearest frequency peer: revêtait (-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 « Reynald »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reynald
PropertyValue
HeadwordReynald
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁɛ.nald\
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Reynald » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « revêtait » (#74,337), « ricaine » (#74,339), « reverront » (#74,336). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Reynald » est au #74,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reynald is uncommon French at frequency #74,338 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʁɛ.nald\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Reynald, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Reynald, spelled R-E-Y-N-A-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. D’après une enquête publiée en 2014 par le Sunday Times, Mohamed Bin Hammam a offert, en novembre 2010, 305 000 € au Polynésien Reynald Temarii, président de la Confédération d’Océanie de 2004 à 2010, afin de favoriser l’attribution de la Coupe du monde 2022 au Qatar un mois plus tard.

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 "Reynald"?
"Reynald" is spelled R-E-Y-N-A-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.nald\.
What does "Reynald" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reynald" means: Prénom masculin.
How do you pronounce "Reynald"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reynald" is \ʁɛ.nald\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reynald" come from?
"Reynald" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list