revue

[ʀəvy]

/[ʀəvy]/ noun

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The verdict

“revue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,158
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das neuerliche Prüfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-revue · revue · German

revue · rank #10,158 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,158
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rauf

Nearest frequency peer: rauf (-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 „revue“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „revue“ 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).

revue vs rue
60% similar
revue vs rogue
60% similar
revue vs Rede
40% similar

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

Key facts for revue
PropertyValue
Headwordrevue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʀəvy]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,158
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „revue“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rauf“ (#10,157), „Rollstuhl“ (#10,159), „Ratschläge“ (#10,156). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „revue“ bei #10,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around revue (IPA [ʀəvy]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,158 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for revue, with forms such as "ervue", "reuve", and "reveu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "rogue", "Rede", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is revue, spelled R-E-V-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das neuerliche Prüfen
  2. 2
    die periodisch in eher langen Abständen ein bestimmtes Gebiet bilanzierende Publikation der Presse
  3. 3
    das prunkvolle musikalische Spektakel mit Gesang und Tanz ohne unbedingten Zusammenhang
  4. 4
    die zeremonielle Inspektion der passierenden Truppe
  5. 5
    das Genre der Satire zum Jahresende
  6. 6
    das neuerliche Begegnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. J'ai acheté une revue.

Synonyms

revoir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervue
  • reuve
  • reveu
  • revvue
  • rrevue
  • rveue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ervue2reuve2reveu2revvue1rrevue1rveue2
Edit distance from "revue"

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 "revue"?
"revue" is spelled R-E-V-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʀəvy].
What does "revue" mean?
As a noun, "revue" means: das neuerliche Prüfen
What words are commonly confused with "revue"?
"revue" is commonly confused with "rue", "rogue", "Rede". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revue" is [ʀəvy]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revue" come from?
"revue" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Poker#10,152Pilze#10,151Hanau#10,105grobe#10,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Tuch6 variantshing6 variantsAlias6 variantsAlois6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list