revamp
re·vamp/ɹiˈvæmp/verb, noun
revamp is spelled R-E-V-A-M-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·vamp). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, revamp means “To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in revamp?
| Letters | 6: R-E-V-A-M-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·vamp |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is revamp?
Revamp appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 revamp?
- UK /ɹiːˈvæmp/
- US /ɹiˈvæmp/
As a noun (“An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising…”): /ɹiːˈvæmp/, /ɹiˈvæmp/, /ˈɹiːvæmp/.
Revamp has 2 syllables, split re·vamp in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-revamp.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with revamp?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as revamp from its last stressed vowel (/æmp/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of revamp
- revamps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- revamping participle, present
- revamped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revamp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something).
They plan to revamp the historical theater in the old downtown.
noun
- 1
An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision.
a revamp of a website
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revamp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | améliorer, reviser, renouveler, retaper, ripoliner |
| German | aufpolieren, ausbessern, umarbeiten, umgestalten, wiederherstellen, renovieren |
| Portuguese | modernizar, renovar, restruturar |
| Spanish | reestilizar, repotenciar, reconvertir, remozar , reestilización |
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 revamp come from?
The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + vamp (“to patch, repair, or refurbish”). The noun is derived from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).