revie

/ɹiˈvaɪ/

//ɹiˈvaɪ// verb

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"revie" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revie” is uncommon English (frequency #79,012 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,012
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To vie with, or rival, in return.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revie · revie · English

revie · rank #79,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rethought

Nearest frequency peer: rethought (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “revie”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “revie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for revie
PropertyValue
Headwordrevie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹiˈvaɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “revie” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).reviefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “rethought” (#79,011), “resinous” (#79,009), “reproached” (#79,007). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revie” is #79,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

revie is uncommon English at frequency #79,012 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹiˈvaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for revie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + vie. The correct English form is revie, spelled R-E-V-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To vie with, or rival, in return.
  2. 2
    To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game.
  3. 3
    To make a retort; to bandy words.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. here's a trick vied and revied!

Etymology

From re- + vie.

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 "revie"?
"revie" is spelled R-E-V-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiˈvaɪ/.
What does "revie" mean?
As a verb, "revie" means: To vie with, or rival, in return.
How do you pronounce "revie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revie" is /ɹiˈvaɪ/. 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 "revie"?
From re- + vie. 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 "revie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reidy#79,000ranga#78,984Sheff#79,051Shiga#79,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list