Revision

/[ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,617

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Revision is aGermannoun. It means: das Revidieren; Überprüfung von Gegenständen, Zuständen oder Prozessen Pronounced [ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]. It ranks #8,617 in German word frequency. Often confused with Religion.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Revision in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Revision is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeviˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,617 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Revision, with forms such as "ervision", "reivsion", and "reviison". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Religion", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Revision, spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ervision,reivsion,reviison,revisino,revisionn,revisoin,revission,revsiion,revvision,rrevision,rveision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Revision

Misspelling Variants of "Revision"

ervision8reivsion8reviison8revisino8revisionn9revisoin8revission9revsiion8
Misspelling Variants of "Revision"

Frequency rank: #8,617 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.