Which to use
“Revolution” is a noun and “revolutionär” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,359
- “Revolution” frequency rank
- #20,038
- “revolutionär” frequency rank
- 22397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Revolution | revolutionär |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem oder sozialem Gebiet | neuartig, umkrempelnd, verändernd |
Where the eye mixes Revolution and revolutionär
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Revolution runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against revolutionär's 12 (CVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Revolution and revolutionär
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Revolution is [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn] while revolutionär is [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Revolution” sits inside “revolutionär”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Revolution is recorded at frequency rank #2,359, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]. revolutionär is at rank #20,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22397, this pair ranks #1,874,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Revolution vs revolutionär
Shared letters: eilnortuv. Private to "Revolution": -. Private to "revolutionär": ä.
"Revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revolutionär" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Revolution" and "revolutionär" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Revolution" or "revolutionär"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Revolution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolutionär" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,874,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Revolution" and "revolutionär" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolutionär vs Revolutionen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,874,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.