revanche
/ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/
"revanche" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revanche” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Revenge or retaliation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-revanche · revanche · English
revanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revanche |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “revanche” in English
Rare enough to double-check
revanche is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for revanche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French revanche. Doublet of revenge. The correct English form is revanche, spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Revenge or retaliation.
- 2The political policy of regaining lost territory.
Etymology
Borrowed from French revanche. Doublet of revenge.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.