# revival

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvaɪvəl/ · frequency rank #7,968

## Definitions
1. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
2. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
3. Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
4. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
5. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
6. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
7. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action.
8. Revivification, as of a metal.
9. Type of sequence on TV media with the objective to end a cancelled production.

## Etymology
From revive + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **rival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revival-vs-rival)
- **revive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revival-vs-revive)
- **revived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revival-vs-revived)
- **reveal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reveal-vs-revival)
- **removal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/removal-vs-revival)
- **recital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recital-vs-revival)
- **retinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retinal-vs-revival)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ervival`, `reivval`, `reviavl`, `revivall`, `revivla`, `revivval`, `revvial`, `revvival`, `rrevival`, `rveival`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/revival