# review

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvjuː/ · frequency rank #794

## Definitions
1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
3. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
5. A survey of the available items or material.
6. A review article.
7. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
8. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
9. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

## Etymology
From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

## Easily confused with
- **revue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-revue)
- **Revis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-revis)
- **revive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-revive)
- **revise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-revise)
- **revived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-revived)
- **reviewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/review-vs-reviewer)
- **renew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renew-vs-review)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revel-vs-review)
- **relief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relief-vs-review)
- **rearview** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rearview-vs-review)

## Common misspellings (8)
`erview`, `reivew`, `reveiw`, `revieww`, `reviwe`, `revview`, `rreview`, `rveiew`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/review