Fruits That Start With R

4 fruits Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 4 fruits that start with R, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

Four fruits sit under R. Raspberry is the easy one for kids, and raisin is simply a dried grape, which often surprises young learners.

The two less common choices come from warm climates. Rambutan is a red tropical fruit covered in soft hairy spikes, with sweet white flesh inside. Rose apple is a fragrant yellowish fruit often used in jellies and sweets. It is a short list, so a player who knows rambutan and rose apple will usually beat someone stuck on raspberry.

Fruits starting with R: 4
Best known: raspberry, raisin
Longest name: rose apple

All fruits that start with R

#	Name	What it is
1	raisin	dried grape
2	rambutan	red hairy tropical fruit with sweet white flesh
3	raspberry	red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
4	rose apple	fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections

Questions people ask

How many fruits start with R?

This list has 4 fruits starting with R, from well-known ones like raspberry, raisin, rambutan to rarer kinds.

What fruits start with R?

Well-known examples are raspberry, raisin, rambutan.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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