Revision

[ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]

/[ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Revision” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,617
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Revidieren; Überprüfung von Gegenständen, Zuständen oder Prozessen

Corpus desk

Index DE-revision · Revision · German

Revision · rank #8,617 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,617
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reisende

Nearest frequency peer: Reisende (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Revision“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Revision“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Revision vs Religion
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Revision
PropertyValue
HeadwordRevision
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,617
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Revision“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Revisionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reisende“ (#8,615), „Rezeption“ (#8,619), „regulären“ (#8,614). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Revision“ bei #8,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Revision (IPA [ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,617 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Revision, with forms such as "ervision", "reivsion", and "reviison". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Religion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Revision, spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Revidieren; Überprüfung von Gegenständen, Zuständen oder Prozessen
  2. 2
    das Revidieren; Änderung nach gründlicher Prüfung
  3. 3
    Rechtsmittel, mit dem ein Urteil – anders als in der Berufung – nur auf Rechtsfehler überprüft wird
  4. 4
    betriebswirtschaftliche Überprüfung von aktenkundigen Unternehmensvorgängen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Revision appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Abrechnungen der Krankenkassen werden von der Rezeptprüfstelle einer Revision unterzogen.
  2. Nach der Revision des Vertrages wurde er unterschrieben.

Synonyms

Check-upDurchsuchungInspektionKontrolleÜberprüfungUntersuchungEinschauCheckDurchcheckenAbänderungKorrekturRichtigstellungÜberarbeitungUmgestaltungVerbesserungVervollkommnungModifikationModifizierungNachschau

Antonyms

BerufungBeschwerdeEinspruchWiderspruch

This word in other languages

check(English)revisión(Español)révision(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervision
  • reivsion
  • reviison
  • revisino
  • revisionn
  • revisoin
  • revission
  • revsiion
  • revvision
  • rrevision
  • rveision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Revision - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ervision2reivsion2reviison2revisino2revisionn1revisoin2revission1revsiion2
Edit distance from "Revision"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Revision"?
"Revision" is spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeviˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Revision" mean?
As a noun, "Revision" means: das Revidieren; Überprüfung von Gegenständen, Zuständen oder Prozessen
What words are commonly confused with "Revision"?
"Revision" is commonly confused with "Religion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Revision"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Revision" is [ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Revision" come from?
"Revision" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Revision", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reisende#8,615seltenen#8,622seminare#8,623Services#8,624

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Porträt11 variantssichert11 variantsoptisch11 variantsNeonazis11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list