rhénan
French, adjective/ʁe.nɑ̃/
rhénan is spelled R-H-É-N-A-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 59,168th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rhénan is a French adjective meaning “Rhenish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au Rhin ; qui est proche du Rhin”.
What does rhénan mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Rhenish
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au Rhin ; qui est proche du Rhin.
noun: 1. Habitant des rives du Rhin.
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 rhénan
- rhénane feminine
- rhénans masculine plural
- rhénanes feminine plural
- Rhénans plural
- Rhénane feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rhénan?
- /ʁe.nɑ̃/
- \ʁe.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rhénan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rhénan in French?
rhénan appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).