Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rike

/ɹaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
rike
IPA
/ɹaɪk/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Pronunciation spelling of like.

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

Results from the difficulty of pronouncing the phoneme /l/ for L1 speakers of many Far East languages.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rikes (present, singular) riking (participle, present) riked (participle, past) riked (past) Rikes (plural)

Rhymes With

like mike strike unlike bike alike spike hike dislike pike reich psych

Questions

How do you pronounce rike?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹaɪk/.
What does rike mean?
Pronunciation spelling of like.
Where does rike come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce rike

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rike”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹaɪk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “rike”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “rike” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.