riviera
/ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/noun
riviera is spelled R-I-V-I-E-R-A: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, riviera means “Any coastal area popular with tourists” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of riviera is rivieras.
How many letters and syllables are in riviera?
| Letters | 7: R-I-V-I-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th 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 riviera?
Riviera appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 riviera?
- /ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/
- /ɹɪvˈjɛɹə/
Riviera 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-riviera.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of riviera
- rivieras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does riviera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any coastal area popular with tourists.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does riviera come from?
From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius. Doublet of river and rivière.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).