drum roll
noun
drum roll is spelled D-R-U-M-R-O-L-L: 8 letters. As a noun, drum roll means “A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drum roll is drum rolls.
How many letters and syllables are in drum roll?
| Letters | 8: D-R-U-M-R-O-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drum roll?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drum_roll.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with drum roll
Also written: drumroll (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of drum roll
- drum rolls plural
- drumroll
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drum roll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drum roll in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | roulement de tambour, roulé |
| German | Trommelwirbel |
| Spanish | redoble de tambor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.