revocable

adj

"revocable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revocable” is uncommon English (frequency #62,454 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,454
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revocable · revocable · English

revocable · rank #62,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,454
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reuss

Nearest frequency peer: Reuss (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “revocable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “revocable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for revocable
PropertyValue
Headwordrevocable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “revocable” in English

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).revocablefalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “Reuss” (#62,453), “revolutionise” (#62,455), “retransmission” (#62,452). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revocable” is #62,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

revocable is uncommon English at frequency #62,454 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for revocable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able. The correct English form is revocable, spelled R-E-V-O-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Your promotion to manager is revocable if you do something wrong.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "revocable"?
"revocable" is spelled R-E-V-O-C-A-B-L-E.
What does "revocable" mean?
As an adjective, "revocable" means: Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked.
What is the origin of the word "revocable"?
Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able. 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 "revocable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list