ringgit

\ʁɛ̃.ɡi\

/\ʁɛ̃.ɡi\/ noun

The verdict

“ringgit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devise officielle de la Malaisie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ringgit · ringgit · French

ringgit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ringgit
PropertyValue
Headwordringgit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛ̃.ɡi\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “ringgit” se place dans la fréquence du français

ringgitreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ringgit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛ̃.ɡi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devise officielle de la Malaisie.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ringgit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ringgit, spelled R-I-N-G-G-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devise officielle de la Malaisie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un ringgit est divisé en cent sen.
  2. Vingt-cinq ringgits pour le loyer, un ringgit par jour pour les repas, donc trente ringgits par mois, quinze pour les transports, dix pour les cigarettes, cela fait en tout quatre-vingts.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ringgit"?
"ringgit" is spelled R-I-N-G-G-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ̃.ɡi\.
What does "ringgit" mean?
As a noun, "ringgit" means: Devise officielle de la Malaisie.
How do you pronounce "ringgit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ringgit" is \ʁɛ̃.ɡi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ringgit" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list