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rike¹

  • /ɹaɪk/

Rhymes with -aɪk

Where it comes from

Results from the difficulty of pronouncing the phoneme /l/ for L1 speakers of many Far East languages.

verb rikes · riking · riked

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of like

Rike²

Where it comes from

From the Norwegian surname, from Old Norse ríki (“power, rule, realm”). Also an Americanized variant of German Reich.

proper noun Rikes

  1. A surname from Norwegian.

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"rike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rike. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rike. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rike

Chicago

"rike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rike.

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@misc{rike_2026,
  title = {rike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}