reuben

Questions about reuben

What does reuben mean?

reuben means "(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in reuben?

reuben has 2 syllables: reu-ben. The stress falls on "reu". In IPA it is /ˈɹubən/.

Is reuben a common word?

reuben is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for reuben come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.