revel
/ˈɹɛv.əl/noun, verb
revel is spelled R-E-V-E-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revel means “An instance of merrymaking; a celebration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revel is revels.
How many letters and syllables are in revel?
| Letters | 5: R-E-V-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is revel?
Revel appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 revel?
- US /ˈɹɛv.əl/
Revel 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)-Vealhurl-revel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with revel
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: reveal.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with revel?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as revel from its last stressed vowel (/ɛvəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lever, elver.
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 revel
- revels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- reveling US, participle, present
- revelling UK, participle, present
- reveled US, participle, past
- revelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
- 2
A kind of dance.
- 3
A wake for the dead.
- 4
Alternative form of reveal.
verb
- 1
To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogethe
- 2
To take delight (in something).
- 3
obsoleteTo draw back; to retract.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ausgelassenheit, Feier , feiern, schwelgen |
| Spanish | juerga, parranda , celebrar , deleitarse con, gozar de |
| Portuguese | esbaldar-se |
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 revel come from?
From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).