Review or revue?
review is a noun meaning “A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new…”; revue is a noun meaning “Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) review is about 112 times as common as revue.
What is the difference between review and revue?
| review | revue | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work To survey; to look broadly over | A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs |
| Example | I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it | none recorded |
| Forms | reviews | revues |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈvjuː/ /ˈrɪʋ.ju/ | /ɹəˈvjuː/ /ɹɪˈvjuː/ |
| In writing | 132 times per million words | 1.2 times per million words |
Sources: review and revue in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of review and revue
review
- 1
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights
I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it
- 2
To survey; to look broadly over
Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem
- 3
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work
The newspaper review was full of praise for the play
- 4
To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review
The critic reviews every new play in London
- 5
A judicial reassessment of a case or an event
The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case
- 6
To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise
- 7
A stage show made up of topical sketches etc
The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces
- 8
CanadaUSTo look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination
revue
- 1
A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied
- 2
Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, review or revue?
review appears 132 times per million words; revue 1.2 times per million words.
review 132 times per million wordsrevue 1.2 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search review vs revue?
“review vs revue” is searched about 40 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“revue vs review”, “review or revue”).
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