# repose vs revise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### repose
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈpəʊz/ · frequency rank #39,529*
To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repose-vs-revise