Words Starting with R

Common words that start with R

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• re 2/2 a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys
• right 9/9 precisely, exactly
• really 9/10 in accordance with truth or fact or reality
• remember 14/17 recall knowledge from memory
• real 4/5 being or occurring in fact or actuality
• room 6/7 an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• ready 9/8 completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• run 3/5 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• read 5/5 interpret something that is written or printed
• rest 4/4 not move
• reason 6/7 a rational motive for a belief or action
• running 8/13 (form of run) move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• red 4/4 red color or pigment
• ride 5/5 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• rather 9/8 on the contrary
• road 5/5 an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
• report 8/9 to give an account or representation of in words
• ray 6/5 a column of light (as from a beacon)
• relax 12/13 become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• ring 5/7 sound loudly and sonorously
• return 6/8 go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
• rock 10/11 a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• record 9/10 anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information…
• ran 3/4
• rich 9/9 possessing material wealth
• realize 16/17 be fully aware or cognizant of
• radio 6/6 medium for communication
• respect 11/13 (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
• relationship 17/19 a relation between people
• rules 5/7 (form of rule) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• round 6/8 a charge of ammunition for a single shot
• roll 4/6 move by turning over or rotating
• race 6/7 any competition
• reading 9/11 the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
• rid 4/4 relieve from
• reach 10/10 reach a destination, either real or abstract
• ridiculous 13/17 inspiring scornful pity
• river 8/9 a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
• raise 5/5 raise the level or amount of something
• rose 4/4 any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
• roger 6/7
• risk 8/8 a source of danger
• rain 4/5 water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• rule 4/6 a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• restaurant 10/12 a building where people go to eat
• responsible 15/19 worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust
• records 10/11 (form of record) anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information…
• rough 9/10 having or caused by an irregular surface
• remind 9/11 put in the mind of someone
• release 7/8 release, as from one's grip

The 1,000 most common of 10,151 words that start with R

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Longest: REINSTITUTIONALIZATIONS (23 letters).