reveille
/ˈɹɛ.və.li/noun
reveille is spelled R-E-V-E-I-L-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reveille means “The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reveille is reveilles or reveillés.
How many letters and syllables are in reveille?
| Letters | 8: R-E-V-E-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 reveille?
Reveille appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 reveille?
- UK /ɹɪˈvæ.li/
- US /ˈɹɛ.və.li/
Reveille has 3 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: En-us-reveille.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reveille
- reveilles plural
- reveillés plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reveille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
noun
- 1
datedSynonym of reveille
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reveille in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers:
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 reveille come from?
From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).