reversion
/ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩/
"reversion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reversion” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #47,305 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,305
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The action of reverting something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reversion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reversion” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reversion is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,305 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reversion, with forms such as "erversion", "reevrsion", and "reverison". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "revision", "revulsion", "recession", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French reversion (modern réversion), from Latin reversio, from revertō. By surface analysis, revert + -sion. The correct English form is reversion, spelled R-E-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The action of reverting something.
- 2The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
- 3The fact of being turned the reverse way.
- 4The action of turning something the reverse way.
- 5The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
- 6An estate which has been returned in this manner.
- 7The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
- 8The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
- 9The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
- 10A sum payable on a person's death.
- 11The act of conversion to Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim.
Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French reversion (modern réversion), from Latin reversio, from revertō. By surface analysis, revert + -sion.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erversion,reevrsion,reverison,reverrsion,reversino,reversionn,reversoin,reverssion,revertion,revesrion,revresion,revversion,rreversion,rveersion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reversion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “reversion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-E-R-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “revision” - see the side-by-side comparison. reversion vs revision
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.