revision
/ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/noun, verb
revision is spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revision means “The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revision is revisions.
How many letters and syllables are in revision?
| Letters | 8: R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is revision?
Revision appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce revision?
- UK /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
- UK [ɹɪˈvɪʒ.n̩]
- US /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
Revision has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-revision.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with revision?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as revision from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʒən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of revision
- revisions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- revisioning participle, present
- revisioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revision mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
- 2
AustraliaUKThe action or process of reviewing something previously learned, especially one′s notes in preparation for a test or examination.
All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!
- 3
A changed edition, or new version; a modification.
- 4
A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.
A revision story
verb
- 1
To provide with a new vision.
What philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate revision?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of revision: r., rev..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revision in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | révision , modification |
| German | Wiederholung, Überarbeitung |
| Portuguese | revisão |
| Spanish | revisión, corrección , edición |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does revision come from?
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).