# revoke vs revolve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### revoke
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈvoʊk/ · frequency rank #20,760*
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

### revolve
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ · frequency rank #21,342*
To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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