Revanche
German, noun/reˈvãːʃ(ə)/
Revanche is spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Revanche is a German feminine noun meaning “payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vergeltung einer militärischen Niederlage”.
What does Revanche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepayback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache)
- 2
femininerematch
- 3
femininerevanche
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vergeltung einer militärischen Niederlage 2. Spiel, das dem Verlierer einer vorangegangenen Partie die Chance gewährt, die Niederlage wieder wett zu machen 3. Ausgleich einer erhaltenen Leistung oder eines erlittenen Schadens
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Revanche
- Revanchen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Revanche?
- /reˈvãːʃ(ə)/
- [ʁe-]
- [ʁə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Revanche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Revanche in German?
Revanche appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).