revelry
[ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi]noun
revelry is spelled R-E-V-E-L-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revelry means “Joyful or riotous merry-making” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revelry is revelries.
How many letters and syllables are in revelry?
| Letters | 7: R-E-V-E-L-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 revelry?
Revelry appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 revelry?
- /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/
- US [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi]
Revelry 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-revelry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of revelry
- revelries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revelry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Joyful or riotous merry-making.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revelry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense joyful merry-making:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Festlichkeit, Lustbarkeit, Prasserei, Orgie, Gelage, Feierei |
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 revelry come from?
From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).