revisit
/ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/
"revisit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revisit” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,178
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To visit again.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revisit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “revisit” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around revisit (IPA /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,178 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for revisit, with forms such as "ervisit", "reivsit", and "reviist". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Revis", "resist", "revise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re + visit. The correct English form is revisit, spelled R-E-V-I-S-I-T.
Definition
- 1To visit again.
- 2To reconsider or reexperience something.
Etymology
From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re + visit.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ervisit,reivsit,reviist,revisitt,revissit,revisti,revsiit,revvisit,rrevisit,rveisit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revisit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “revisit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-I-S-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Revis” - see the side-by-side comparison. revisit vs Revis
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.