Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rennes

/ɹɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: rennes
IPA: /ɹɛn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.

Etymology

From French Rennes, from Old French Resnes, Rednes, from Latin Rēdonēs. Doublet of Redones.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Rennes, Resnes, Rēdonēs

Homonyms

wren ren

Rhymes With

when been than then even again women men ten ben un en

Questions

How do you pronounce rennes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛn/.
What does rennes mean?: The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.
Where does rennes come from?: It is traced to French.

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