revenge

/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

//ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ// noun

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"revenge" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revenge” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,484
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revenge · revenge · English

revenge · rank #4,484 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,484
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH requests

Nearest frequency peer: requests (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “revenge”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “revenge” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

revenge vs revere
71% similar
revenge vs revenue
86% similar
revenge vs reverse
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for revenge
PropertyValue
Headwordrevenge
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,484
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “revenge”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).revengelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “requests” (#4,483), “satisfied” (#4,485), “replied” (#4,482). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revenge” is #4,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around revenge (IPA /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,484 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for revenge, with forms such as "ervenge", "reevnge", and "revegne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revere", "revenue", "reverse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French rev… The correct English form is revenge, spelled R-E-V-E-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
  2. 2
    A win by a previous loser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how revenge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
  2. When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.

Etymology

From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French revanche), from Old French revenchier. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindicō, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Doublet of revanche. Compare avenge and vengeance.

Synonyms

avengepaybackreprisalrequitalretaliationretributionrevancherevengevengeancewrackwreak

This word in other languages

venganza(Español)vengeance(Français)Rache(Deutsch)vingança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervenge
  • reevnge
  • revegne
  • reveneg
  • revengge
  • revennge
  • revnege
  • revvenge
  • rrevenge
  • rveenge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revenge - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ervenge2reevnge2revegne2reveneg2revengge1revennge1revnege2revvenge1
Edit distance from "revenge"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revenge"?
"revenge" is spelled R-E-V-E-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/.
What does "revenge" mean?
As a noun, "revenge" means: Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
What words are commonly confused with "revenge"?
"revenge" is commonly confused with "revere", "revenue", "reverse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revenge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revenge" is /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "revenge"?
From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "revenge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

replied#4,482signals#4,487threats#4,498tourism#4,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

stocks10 variantsauction10 variantsknight10 variantsinvolve10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list