revolutionary
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/adjective, noun
revolutionary is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, revolutionary means “Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in revolutionary?
| Letters | 13: R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th 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 revolutionary?
Revolutionary appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 revolutionary?
- US /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
- UK /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/
- UK /-ˈljuː-/
Revolutionary has 6 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: En-us-revolutionary.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with revolutionary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as revolutionary from its last stressed vowel (/uʃənɛɹi/):
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 revolutionary
- more revolutionary comparative
- most revolutionary superlative
- revolutionaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revolutionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
revolutionary war
- 2
Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
a revolutionary new tool
- 3
Of or pertaining to something that revolves.
noun
- 1
A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revolutionary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | révolutionnaire |
| German | revolutionär , Revolutionär, Revolutionärin |
| Portuguese | revolucionário , revolucionária |
| Spanish | revolucionario , revolucionaria |
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 revolutionary come from?
Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).