revisionism
/ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/noun
revisionism is spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revisionism means “The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revisionism is revisionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in revisionism?
| Letters | 11: R-E-V-I-S-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is revisionism?
Revisionism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 revisionism?
- /ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/
Revisionism has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-revisionism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of revisionism
- revisionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does revisionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.
- 2
derogatoryAn evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Revisionism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense advocacy of a revision of some view:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | révisionnisme |
| German | Revisionismus, Geschichtsrevisionismus |
| Portuguese | revisionismo |
| Spanish | revisionismo |
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 revisionism come from?
From revision + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).