riyal
/ɹiːˈɑːl/noun
riyal is spelled R-I-Y-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, riyal means “The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of riyal is riyals.
How many letters and syllables are in riyal?
| Letters | 5: R-I-Y-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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; 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 riyal?
Riyal appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 riyal?
- UK /ɹiːˈɑːl/
- British /ɹiːˈjɑːl/
Riyal has 2 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-riyal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with riyal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as riyal from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lairy.
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 riyal
- riyals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does riyal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
- 2
The official currency of Saudi Arabia, divided into 100 halalas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does riyal come from?
From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl). Doublet of ariary, real, regal, and royal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).