runs

\ʁœn\

/\ʁœn\/ noun

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The verdict

“runs” is uncommon French (frequency #51,718 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,718
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de run.

Corpus desk

Index FR-runs · runs · French

runs · rank #51,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,718
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rongée

Nearest frequency peer: rongée (-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 « runs »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for runs
PropertyValue
Headwordruns
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁœn\
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « runs » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).runstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « rongée » (#51,717), « réaménager » (#51,719), « Ronaldinho » (#51,716). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « runs » est au #51,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

runs is uncommon French at frequency #51,718 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁœn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de run.".

runs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is runs, spelled R-U-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de run.

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 "runs"?
"runs" is spelled R-U-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁœn\.
What does "runs" mean?
As a noun, "runs" means: Pluriel de run.
How do you pronounce "runs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "runs" is \ʁœn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "runs" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rojo#51,713rima#51,708rape#51,694sita#51,746

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list