revenue

/ˈɹɛvənjuː/

//ˈɹɛvənjuː// noun

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

The verdict

“revenue” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,312
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The income returned by an investment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revenue · revenue · English

revenue · rank #2,312 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,312
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH residents

Nearest frequency peer: residents (-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 “revenue”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “revenue” 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).

revenue vs revue
71% similar
revenue vs revere
71% similar
revenue vs reverse
71% similar

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

Key facts for revenue
PropertyValue
Headwordrevenue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛvənjuː/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,312
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “revenue”

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).revenuelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “residents” (#2,311), “Sam” (#2,313), “requirements” (#2,310). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revenue” is #2,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around revenue (IPA /ˈɹɛvənjuː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,312 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for revenue, with forms such as "ervenue", "reevnue", and "reveneu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "revue", "revere", "reverse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue, from Old French [Term?] (“a return”) (modern French revenu), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir (“come back”) (=modern French), from Latin revenire … The correct English form is revenue, spelled R-E-V-E-N-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The income returned by an investment.
  2. 2
    The total income received from a given source.
  3. 3
    All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.
  4. 4
    The total sales; turnover.
  5. 5
    The net income from normal business operations; net sales.
  6. 6
    A return; something paid back.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK, it's estimated the phone votes brought in more than £5.4 million in revenue.
  2. a. 1892, Charles Spurgeon, a sermon What, no revenue of praise for him who is our gracious Lord and King! He doth not exact from us any servile labor, but simply saith, “Who so offereth praise glorifieth me.”

Etymology

Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue, from Old French [Term?] (“a return”) (modern French revenu), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir (“come back”) (=modern French), from Latin revenire (“to return, come back”), from re- (“back”) + venire (“to come”).

Synonyms

net salesturnover

This word in other languages

retorno(Español)revenu(Français)Einnahmen(Deutsch)retorno(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervenue
  • reevnue
  • reveneu
  • revennue
  • reveune
  • revneue
  • revvenue
  • rrevenue
  • rveenue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revenue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ervenue2reevnue2reveneu2revennue1reveune2revneue2revvenue1rrevenue1
Edit distance from "revenue"

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 "revenue"?
"revenue" is spelled R-E-V-E-N-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛvənjuː/.
What does "revenue" mean?
As a noun, "revenue" means: The income returned by an investment.
What words are commonly confused with "revenue"?
"revenue" is commonly confused with "revue", "revere", "reverse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revenue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revenue" is /ˈɹɛvənjuː/. 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 "revenue"?
Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from Middle French revenue, from Old French [Term?] (“a return”) (modern French revenu), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir (“come back”) (=modern French), from Latin... 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 "revenue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

talent9 variantstroops9 variantsfaster9 variantsforgot9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list