revolve
/ɹɪˈvɑlv/verb, noun
revolve is spelled R-E-V-O-L-V-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, revolve means “To cause (something) to turn around a central point” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in revolve?
| Letters | 7: R-E-V-O-L-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 revolve?
Revolve appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 revolve?
- UK /ɹɪˈvɒlv/
- US /ɹɪˈvɑlv/
- US /ɹɪˈvɔlv/
Revolve has 2 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-revolve.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with revolve?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as revolve from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlv/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: evolver.
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 revolve
- revolves present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- revolving participle, present
- revolved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revolve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.
- 2
To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
- 3
To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
The Earth revolves around the sun.
- 4
To rotate around an axis.
The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.
- 5
To move in order or sequence.
The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.
- 6
archaicTo ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
- 7
obsoleteTo read through, to study (a book, author etc.).
noun
- 1
The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.
- 2
The rotating section itself.
- 3
obsoleteA radical change; revolution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revolve in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retourner, tourner |
| German | sich drehen |
| Portuguese | orbitar , girar |
| Spanish | girar (alrededor de) , rotar |
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 revolve come from?
From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).