reverential
/ˌɹɛvəˈɹɛnʃəl/adjective, noun
reverential is spelled R-E-V-E-R-E-N-T-I-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reverential means “Showing or characterized by reverence; respectful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reverential?
| Letters | 11: R-E-V-E-R-E-N-T-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is reverential?
Reverential appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 reverential?
- US /ˌɹɛvəˈɹɛnʃəl/
Reverential has 4 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-reverential.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reverential?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reverential from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnʃəl/):
- potential
- essential
- influential
- confidential
- existential
- prudential
- consequential
- experiential
- circumferential
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 reverential
- more reverential comparative
- most reverential superlative
- reverentials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reverential mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing or characterized by reverence; respectful.
noun
- 1
Someone or something that is reverential.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reverential come from?
From Medieval Latin reverentiālis, from Latin reverentia (“reverence”) + -ālis (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).