riveraine

\ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\

/\ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“riveraine” is uncommon French (frequency #61,103 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,103
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui habite le long d’une rivière, d’un fleuve ou d’un lac.

Key facts for riveraine
PropertyValue
Headwordriveraine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,103
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “riveraine” 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). riveraine lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

riveraine is uncommon French at frequency #61,103 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for riveraine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is riveraine, spelled R-I-V-E-R-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui habite le long d’une rivière, d’un fleuve ou d’un lac.
  2. 2
    Celles qui ont des terrains le long d’une forêt, d’une rue, d’une route, d’une voie ferrée, etc.

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 "riveraine"?
"riveraine" is spelled R-I-V-E-R-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\.
What does "riveraine" mean?
As a noun, "riveraine" means: Celle qui habite le long d’une rivière, d’un fleuve ou d’un lac.
How do you pronounce "riveraine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riveraine" is \ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riveraine" come from?
"riveraine" 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 “riveraine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-I-V-E-R-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁi.v(ə.)ʁɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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