Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reese

/ɹis/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: reese
IPA: /ɹis/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A male given name

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage.

noun

Synonym of peanut butter cup

Example Sentences

"During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."

Etymology

* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: Rhys, Reese

Derived Forms

Tyrese

Synonyms

peanut butter cup

Homonyms

rhys

Rhymes With

police release increase piece peace greece decrease lease cease luis vietnamese niece

Questions

How do you pronounce reese?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹis/.
What does reese mean?: A surname
Where does reese come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce reese

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