Which to use
“repose” and “revoke” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,529
- “repose” frequency rank
- #20,760
- “revoke” frequency rank
- 60289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repose | revoke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest. | To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing. |
Where the eye mixes repose and revoke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. repose and revoke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses repose with revoke
A purely visual mix-up. repose (/ɹɪˈpəʊz/) and revoke (/ɹɪˈvoʊk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repose is recorded at frequency rank #39,529, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpəʊz/. revoke is at rank #20,760, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvoʊk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60289, this pair ranks #101,025 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repose vs revoke
Shared letters: eor. Private to "repose": ps. Private to "revoke": kv.
"repose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revoke" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repose" and "revoke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repose" vs "revoke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "repose" and "revoke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,025 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repose" and "revoke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repute". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,025 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.