wren

Other forms of wren

plural

wrens·

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 wren

What does wren mean?

wren means "English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wren?

wren has 1 syllable: wren. In IPA it is /ˈɹɛn/.

What is another word for wren?

Close synonyms include Sir Christopher Wren, jenny wren. 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 wren a common word?

wren 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.