revelry
/ˈɹɛvəlɹi/
"revelry" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revelry” is uncommon English (frequency #53,215 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,215
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joyful or riotous merry-making.
Corpus desk
Index EN-revelry · revelry · English
revelry · rank #53,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,215
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH returner
Nearest frequency peer: returner (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “revelry”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Renaud
Renaud
46,791 corpus weight
- returner
returner
46,787 corpus weight
- revelry
revelry
46,786 corpus weight
- riba
riba
46,785 corpus weight
- rime
rime
46,784 corpus weight
- rotisserie
rotisserie
46,783 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “revelry” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revelry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “revelry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
revelry is uncommon English at frequency #53,215 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Joyful or riotous merry-making.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for revelry, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry. The correct English form is revelry, spelled R-E-V-E-L-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Joyful or riotous merry-making.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how revelry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[During a wedding] As evening drew in and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained.
2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.
Etymology
From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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