Which to use
“revoke” and “revolve” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,760
- “revoke” frequency rank
- #21,342
- “revolve” frequency rank
- 42102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revoke | revolve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing. | To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. |
Where the eye mixes revoke and revolve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revoke and revolve
A purely visual mix-up. revoke (/ɹɪˈvoʊk/) and revolve (/ɹɪˈvɒlv/) 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 42102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revoke is recorded at frequency rank #20,760, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvoʊk/. revolve is at rank #21,342, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvɒlv/.
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 42102, this pair ranks #252,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revoke vs revolve
Shared letters: eorv. Private to "revoke": k. Private to "revolve": l.
"revoke" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revolve" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revoke" and "revolve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revoke" vs "revolve" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revoke" and "revolve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revoke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revoke" and "revolve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs revoke". 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 #252,286 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.