ROYGBIV

R1O1Y4G2B3I1V4
/ɹɔɪ d͡ʒiː bɪv/

proper noun

An acronym used to remember the color sequence of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Roy G. Biv

  1. mnemonicAn acronym used to remember the color sequence of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Translations

Dutch ROGGBIV
  • ROGGBIVmnemonic
French VIBUJOR
  • VIBUJORmnemonic
German ROGGBIL
  • ROGGBILmnemonic
Indonesian mejikuhibiniu
  • mejikuhibiniumnemonic
Italian RAGVAIV
  • RAGVAIVmnemonic
Japanese 赤橙黄緑青藍紫
  • 赤橙黄緑青藍紫 (sekitōōryokuseiranshi)mnemonic
Korean 빨주노초파남보
  • 빨주노초파남보 (ppaljunochopanambo)mnemonic
Norwegian roggbif
  • roggbifmnemonic
Portuguese VLAVAAV, VAAVAAV
  • VLAVAAVmnemonic
  • VAAVAAVmnemonic
Romanian ROGVAIV
  • ROGVAIVmnemonic
Russian ка́ждый охо́тник жела́ет зна́ть, где сиди́т фаза́н
  • ка́ждый охо́тник жела́ет зна́ть, где сиди́т фаза́н (káždyj oxótnik želájet znátʹ, gde sidít fazán)mnemonic
Swedish ROGGBIV
  • ROGGBIVmnemonic

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

VIBGYOR
Cite this entry
APA

ROYGBIV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROYGBIV

MLA

“ROYGBIV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROYGBIV. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ROYGBIV,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROYGBIV.

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