revision

/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/

//ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən// noun

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"revision" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revision” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,394
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of revising:

Corpus desk

Index EN-revision · revision · English

revision · rank #9,394 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,394
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH replay

Nearest frequency peer: replay (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “revision”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “revision” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

revision vs revisit
75% similar
revision vs revulsion
78% similar
revision vs religion
75% similar

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

Key facts for revision
PropertyValue
Headwordrevision
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,394
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “revision”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).revisionlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “replay” (#9,393), “rooted” (#9,395), “remedy” (#9,392). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revision” is #9,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around revision (IPA /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,394 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for revision, with forms such as "ervision", "reivsion", and "reviison". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revisit", "revulsion", "religion", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. The correct English form is revision, spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of revising:
  2. 2
    The process of revising:
  3. 3
    A changed edition, or new version; a modification.
  4. 4
    A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Revision can turn a passable paper into an excellent one and change an excellent one into a radiant one.
  2. 2004, Mara Kalnins (editor), Note on the Text, Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, page xxxix, The full history of its composition, revision, transmission, and publication is a complex and intricate one beyond the necessarily limited scope of this Note, […] .

Etymology

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

Synonyms

review

This word in other languages

revisión(Español)révision(Français)Wiederholung(Deutsch)revisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervision
  • reivsion
  • reviison
  • revisino
  • revisionn
  • revisoin
  • revission
  • revition
  • revsiion
  • revvision
  • rrevision
  • rveision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revision - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ervision2reivsion2reviison2revisino2revisionn1revisoin2revission1revition1
Edit distance from "revision"

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 "revision"?
"revision" is spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/.
What does "revision" mean?
As a noun, "revision" means: The process of revising:
What words are commonly confused with "revision"?
"revision" is commonly confused with "revisit", "revulsion", "religion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revision"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revision" is /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/. 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 "revision"?
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. 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 "revision", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stimulus#9,399reckless#9,388rainfall#9,386persuade#9,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

offerings12 variantsnumbered12 variantsmurderer12 variantsmembrane12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list