# revocation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #31,734

## Definitions
1. An act or instance of revoking.

## Etymology
From Middle English revocacioun, revocation, from Old French revocacion, from Latin revocationem (accusative of revocatio); equivalent to revoke + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **revolution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revocation-vs-revolution)
- **revelation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revelation-vs-revocation)
- **renovation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renovation-vs-revocation)
- **relocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocation-vs-revocation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ervocation`, `reovcation`, `revcoation`, `revoaction`, `revocaiton`, `revocasion`, `revocatino`, `revocationn`, `revocatoin`, `revocattion`, `revoccation`, `revoctaion`, `revvocation`, `rrevocation`, `rveocation`

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