Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reid

/ɹiːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: reid
IPA: /ɹiːd/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A male given name transferred from the surname.

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name

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Example Sentences

"The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

Reids (plural) Read (alternative) Reed (alternative)

Derived Forms

Reidsville

Phrases

Reids Flat

Homonyms

read reed rede

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːd/.
What does reid mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce reid

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