rite

Other forms of rite

plural

rites·

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 rite

What does rite mean?

rite means "an established ceremony prescribed by a religion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rite?

rite has 1 syllable: rite. In IPA it is /ˈɹaɪt/.

What is another word for rite?

Close synonyms include religious rite, ritual. 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 rite a common word?

rite 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.

What rhymes with rite?

15 words rhyme with rite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.