RevisvsreviseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Revis is a name, revise is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Revis” is a name and “revise” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,593
“Revis” frequency rank
#15,492
“revise” frequency rank
65085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Revis revise
Definition A surname. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Revis and revise apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Revis
6 ch
revise

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Revis is aname and reviseaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Revis” sits inside “revise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Revis is recorded at frequency rank #49,593, classified as aname. revise is at rank #15,492, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvaɪz/.

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 65085, this pair ranks #74,498 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Revis vs revise

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "Revis": -. Private to "revise": -.

"Revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
  • reviseervise · reivse · revies · revisse · revsie · revvise · rrevise · rveise

Frequency comparison

Revis#49,593
revise#15,492

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Revis" and "revise" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Revis" is a name and "revise" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Revis" or "revise"?
"revise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,492 in our English list, against #49,593 for "Revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Revis vs revise

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Revis”; for a verb, it's “revise”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Revis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list