revolver
/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/noun
revolver is spelled R-E-V-O-L-V-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revolver means “A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revolver is revolvers.
How many letters and syllables are in revolver?
| Letters | 8: R-E-V-O-L-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is revolver?
Revolver appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 revolver?
- US /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/
Revolver has 3 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-revolver.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-revolver.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of revolver
- revolvers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revolver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
- 2
Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
- 3
Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
- 4
Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revolver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense handgun with revolving chambers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | revolver |
| German | Revolver, Drehpistole, Trommelpistole |
| Portuguese | revólver |
| Spanish | revólver, mitigüeso, mitihueso, mistihueso |
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 revolver come from?
From revolve + -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).