# refuse vs revise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### refuse
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ · frequency rank #3,718*
Discarded, rejected.

### revise
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈvaɪz/ · frequency rank #15,492*
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refuse-vs-revise