Words that start with R
There are 500 words that start with r in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words that start with r, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- research
- noun(uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently…
- results
- the ninth studio album by Liza Minnelli, released in October 1989.
- result
- nounThat which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- report
- verb(transitive, intransitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
- relationship
- nounConnection or association; the condition of being related.
- related
- adjectiveStanding in relation or connection.
- response
- nounAn answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
- return
- verb(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
- review
- nounAn account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- relations
- an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released by CAW Records on 17 May 2004.
- received
- adjectiveGenerally accepted as correct or true.
- religious
- adjectiveConcerning religion.
- rest
- noun(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- region
- nounAny considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in…
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 500 words in this list, 342 can be used as a noun, including research, result, report, relationship, response. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words that start with r are there?
This list holds 500, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word starting with R be a noun?
Yes. 342 of the 500 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.