reverberant
/ɹəˈvɝbəɹənt/adjective
reverberant is spelled R-E-V-E-R-B-E-R-A-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reverberant means “Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reverberant?
| Letters | 11: R-E-V-E-R-B-E-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is reverberant?
Reverberant appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 reverberant?
- UK /ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/
- US /ɹəˈvɝbəɹənt/
- US /ɹiˈvɝbəɹənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reverberant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reverberant
- more reverberant comparative
- most reverberant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reverberant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareTurned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
- 2
Tending to reverberate.
His snoring was reverberant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reverberant come from?
From Middle French reverberant (present participle of reverberer), or directly from Latin reverberāns (present participle of reverberō); compare French réverbérant, Italian riverberante, Portuguese reverberante, and Spanish reverberante.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).