Revolution

[ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Revolution” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,359
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem oder sozialem Gebiet

Corpus desk

Index DE-revolution · Revolution · German

Revolution · rank #2,359 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,359
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rang

Nearest frequency peer: Rang (-1 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 „Revolution“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Revolution“ 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).

Revolution vs revolutionär
75% similar
Revolution vs Revolutionen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Revolution
PropertyValue
HeadwordRevolution
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,359
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Revolution“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Revolutionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rang“ (#2,358), „Schauspieler“ (#2,360), „privat“ (#2,357). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Revolution“ bei #2,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Revolution (IPA [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,359 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Revolution, with forms such as "ervolution", "reovlution", and "revloution". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "revolutionär", "Revolutionen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Revolution, spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem oder sozialem Gebiet
  2. 2
    eine (oft) gewaltsame und große Änderung eines bestehenden gesellschaftlich-politischen Zustandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Grüne Revolution wird die in den späten 1950er Jahren begonnene Entwicklung moderner landwirtschaftlicher Hochleistungssorten und deren erfolgreiche Verbreitung in Entwicklungsländern bezeichnet.
  2. „Die Revolution ist wie Saturn, sie frißt ihre eigenen Kinder.“

Synonyms

Umsturz

Antonyms

EvolutionKonterrevolution

This word in other languages

revolution(English)revolución(Español)révolution(Français)revolução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervolution
  • reovlution
  • revloution
  • revollution
  • revoltuion
  • revoluiton
  • revolutino
  • revolutionn
  • revolutoin
  • revoluttion
  • revoultion
  • revvolution
  • rrevolution
  • rveolution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Revolution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ervolution2reovlution2revloution2revollution1revoltuion2revoluiton2revolutino2revolutionn1
Edit distance from "Revolution"

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 "Revolution"?
"Revolution" is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Revolution" mean?
As a noun, "Revolution" means: eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem oder sozialem Gebiet
What words are commonly confused with "Revolution"?
"Revolution" is commonly confused with "revolutionär", "Revolutionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Revolution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Revolution" is [ʁevoluˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Revolution" come from?
"Revolution" 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 "Revolution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spätestens#2,362Temperatur#2,364verbreitet#2,367Wettbewerb#2,373

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Nachmittag14 variantsWohnungen14 variantsgestalten14 variantsüberzeugen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list