newsreel
/ˈnuzˌɹil/noun
newsreel is spelled N-E-W-S-R-E-E-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, newsreel means “A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of newsreel is newsreels.
How many letters and syllables are in newsreel?
| Letters | 8: N-E-W-S-R-E-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is newsreel?
Newsreel appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce newsreel?
- US /ˈnuzˌɹil/
Newsreel has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-newsreel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of newsreel
- newsreels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does newsreel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
- 2
The genre of such films.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Newsreel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | actualités |
| Portuguese | cinejornal |
| Spanish | noticiero |
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.
Where does newsreel come from?
From news + reel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).