revision vs revulsion, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“revision” and “revulsion” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,394
“revision” frequency rank: #41,351
“revulsion” frequency rank: 50745
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	revision	revulsion
Definition	The process of revising:	Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revision and revulsion apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

revision

9 ch

revulsion

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revision (/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/) and revulsion (/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revision is recorded at frequency rank #9,394, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/. revulsion is at rank #41,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/.

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 50745, this pair ranks #171,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revision vs revulsion

Shared letters: einorsv. Private to "revision": -. Private to "revulsion": lu.

"revision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "revulsion" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

revision ← ervision · reivsion · reviison · revisino · revisionn · revisoin · revission · revition
revulsion ← ervulsion · reuvlsion · revlusion · revulison · revullsion · revulsino · revulsionn · revulsoin

Frequency comparison

revision#9,394

revulsion#41,351

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revision" and "revulsion" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ versus /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "revision" or "revulsion"?

"revision" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,394 in our English list, against #41,351 for "revulsion". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revision vs revulsion

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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