rivulet
/ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/noun
rivulet is spelled R-I-V-U-L-E-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rivulet means “A small stream; a streamlet; a gill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rivulet is rivulets.
How many letters and syllables are in rivulet?
| Letters | 7: R-I-V-U-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rivulet?
Rivulet appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 rivulet?
- UK /ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/
- US /ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/
Rivulet has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rivulet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rivulet
- rivulets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rivulet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
A rivulet of tears ran down his face.
- 2
Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rivulet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small brook:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ruisselet, ru, rivelet |
| German | Flüsschen, Bächlein |
| Portuguese | riachinho |
| Spanish | riachuelo |
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 rivulet come from?
From Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo (“trickle, little stream”), diminutive of rivo (“stream, brook, creek”), ultimately from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus. By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -ule + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).