It’s just r-a-i-n if you mean the water that falls from the sky. But it’s r-e-i-g-n if you’re talking about ruling over something, and r-e-i-n for referring to a horse leash or scaling back on so… See more

Another common question I hear all the time is whetherwe should use “reign in” or “rein in” when talking about scaling something back or pulling back on a horse. The correc… See more

Yes, rain is a homonym, meaning it has multiple meanings spelled and pronounced the same way. However, its homophones rein and reigndon’t have homonyms. The word “rain” … See more

Despite their differences in how they’re spelled and what they mean, rain, reign, and rein all have the same pronunciation. You should say each of them as raynwith a long “a” so… See more