rhymes
\ˈɹaɪmz\
The verdict
“rhymes” is uncommon French (frequency #90,132 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,132
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de rhyme.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rhymes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɹaɪmz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #90,132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rhymes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rhymes is uncommon French at frequency #90,132 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɹaɪmz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de rhyme.".
Zero misspellings are on record for rhymes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rhymes, spelled R-H-Y-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de rhyme.
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.
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Using “rhymes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-H-Y-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈɹaɪmz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.