RNA

\ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\

/\ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\/ noun

The verdict

“RNA” is uncommon French (frequency #99,581 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,581
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ARN, acide ribonucléique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rna · RNA · French

RNA · rank #99,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,581
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ristigouche

Nearest frequency peer: Ristigouche (-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 « RNA »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for RNA
PropertyValue
HeadwordRNA
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#99,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « RNA » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.RNAtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Ristigouche » (#99,580), « ripon » (#99,579), « Rocroi » (#99,583). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « RNA » est au #99,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

RNA is uncommon French at frequency #99,581 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ARN, acide ribonucléique.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for RNA in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is RNA, spelled R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ARN, acide ribonucléique.

Synonyms

ribonucleic acid

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 "RNA"?
"RNA" is spelled R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\.
What does "RNA" mean?
As a noun, "RNA" means: ARN, acide ribonucléique.
How do you pronounce "RNA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "RNA" is \ˌɑɹ.ˌɛn.ˈeɪ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list