rex

Other forms of rex

plural

rexes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rex

What does rex mean?

rex means "a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom".

How many syllables are in rex?

rex has 1 syllable: rex. In IPA it is /ˈɹɛks/.

What is another word for rex?

Close synonyms include king, male monarch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rex a common word?

rex is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.