revolutionär

[ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“revolutionär” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,038
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neuartig, umkrempelnd, verändernd

Corpus desk

Index DE-revolutionar · revolutionär · German

revolutionär · rank #20,038 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,038
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Resort

Nearest frequency peer: Resort (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “revolutionär”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “revolutionär” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

revolutionär vs Revolutionen
75% similar
revolutionär vs Revolutionäre
85% similar
revolutionär vs Revolutionären
79% similar

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

Key facts for revolutionär
PropertyValue
Headwordrevolutionär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,038
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “revolutionär” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). revolutionär lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around revolutionär (IPA [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,038 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "neuartig, umkrempelnd, verändernd".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for revolutionär, with forms such as "ervolutionär", "reovlutionär", and "revloutionär". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Revolutionen", "Revolutionäre", "Revolutionären", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is revolutionär, spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    neuartig, umkrempelnd, verändernd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während der revolutionären Aufstände in Berlin beteiligte sich Ernst Zinna am 18. März 1848 am Bau und der Verteidigung von Barrikaden gegen reguläre preußische Truppen im Berliner Stadtzentrum.“
  2. „Deutsch genoss als Sprache des Volkes keine besondere Anerkennung. Deshalb war Luthers Bibelübersetzung richtig revolutionär.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervolutionär
  • reovlutionär
  • revloutionär
  • revollutionär
  • revoltuionär
  • revoluitonär
  • revolutinoär
  • revolutionnär
  • revolutionrä
  • revolutionärr
  • revolutioänr
  • revolutoinär
  • revoluttionär
  • revoultionär
  • revvolutionär
  • rrevolutionär
  • rveolutionär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revolutionär - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ervolutionär2reovlutionär2revloutionär2revollutionär1revoltuionär2revoluitonär2revolutinoär2revolutionnär1
Edit distance from "revolutionär"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revolutionär"?
"revolutionär" is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "revolutionär" mean?
As an adjective, "revolutionär" means: neuartig, umkrempelnd, verändernd
What words are commonly confused with "revolutionär"?
"revolutionär" is commonly confused with "Revolutionen", "Revolutionäre", "Revolutionären". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revolutionär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revolutionär" is [ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revolutionär" come from?
"revolutionär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "revolutionär". Here's where to go from here.

  • "revolutionär" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Revolutionen". View pair
  • 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #20,038 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list