rivulet
/ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/
"rivulet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rivulet” is an uncommon English word, ranked #96,420 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #96,420
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rivulet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,420 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rivulet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rivulet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #96,420 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for rivulet in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French riveret (“little stream”) or from Italian rivoletto, from Italian rivo, from Latin rivus. The correct English form is rivulet, spelled R-I-V-U-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
- 2Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.
Etymology
From Old French riveret (“little stream”) or from Italian rivoletto, from Italian rivo, from Latin rivus.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rivulet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-I-V-U-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.