Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainer

/ɹˈeɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: rain-er
IPA: /ɹˈeɪnɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English and American surname transferred from the given name.

noun

That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.

Example Sentences

"c, 1893-1899, Ralph T. H. Griffith (translator), The Vedas Indra, Brhaspati, rainers of treasure, rejoicing at this sacrifice drink the Soma."
"Pressure volume relationships determine the quantity of water discharged from rainers of different sizes of nozzle in a given time over the area of the wetted circles[…]"

Etymology

Variant of Rayner, a patronymic surname from a medieval given name from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Also borrowed from modern German.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: *ker-, -
Suffix: rain

Inflected Forms

rainers (plural)

Homonyms

rayner raynor

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer brainer retainer planar campaigner rayner trainor gaynor gainer raynor

Questions

How do you pronounce rainer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪnɚ/.
What does rainer mean?: An English and American surname transferred from the given name.
Where does rainer come from?: It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce rainer

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