revolution
re·vo·lu·tion/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/noun
revolution is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (re·vo·lu·tion). It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revolution means “A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revolution is revolutions.
How many letters and syllables are in revolution?
| Letters | 10: R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·vo·lu·tion |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th 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 revolution?
Revolution appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 revolution?
- /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
Revolution has 4 syllables, split re·vo·lu·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-revolution.ogg, En-uk-revolution.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of revolution
- revolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revolution mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
The revolution had completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.
- 2
The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- 3
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
- 4
In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
- 5
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
the AI revolution
- 6
A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
- 7
Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
- 8
a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate revolution?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of revolution: rev.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revolution in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | révolution , coup d'état , tour |
| German | Revolution , Umdrehung |
| Portuguese | revolução , rotação, giro |
| Spanish | revolución , vuelta, giro |
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 revolution come from?
Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).