Revis

name

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

The verdict

“Revis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,593
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Revis vs Reyes
60% similar
Revis vs revue
40% similar
Revis vs revive
50% similar

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

Key facts for Revis
PropertyValue
HeadwordRevis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,593
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Revis” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Revis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Revis, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,593 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Revis, with forms such as "ervis", "reivs", and "reviss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Reyes", "revue", "revive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Revis, spelled R-E-V-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ervis,reivs,reviss,revsi,revvis,rrevis,rveis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ervis2reivs2reviss1revsi2revvis1rrevis1rveis2
Edit distance from "Revis"

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 "Revis"?
"Revis" is spelled R-E-V-I-S.
What does "Revis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Revis" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Revis"?
"Revis" is commonly confused with "Reyes", "revue", "revive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Revis" come from?
"Revis" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Revis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Reyes” - see the side-by-side comparison. Revis vs Reyes
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list