revolution

/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/

//ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən// noun

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"revolution" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revolution” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,699
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revolution · revolution · English

revolution · rank #2,699 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,699
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH q

Nearest frequency peer: q (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “revolution”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “revolution” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

revolution vs resolution
90% similar
revolution vs revelation
80% similar
revolution vs revocation
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for revolution
PropertyValue
Headwordrevolution
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,699
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “revolution”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).revolutionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “q” (#2,698), “rooms” (#2,700), “promote” (#2,697). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “revolution” is #2,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around revolution (IPA /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,699 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for revolution, with forms such as "ervolution", "reovlution", and "revloution". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "resolution", "revelation", "revocation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”). The correct English form is revolution, spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
  2. 2
    The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
  3. 3
    Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
  4. 4
    In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
  5. 5
    A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
  6. 6
    A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
  7. 7
    Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
  8. 8
    a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The revolution had completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.
  2. Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspiran…

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).

This word in other languages

revolución(Español)révolution(Français)Revolution(Deutsch)revolução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervolution
  • reovlution
  • revloution
  • revollution
  • revoltuion
  • revoluiton
  • revolusion
  • revolutino
  • revolutionn
  • revolutoin
  • revoluttion
  • revoultion
  • revvolution
  • rrevolution
  • rveolution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revolution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ervolution2reovlution2revloution2revollution1revoltuion2revoluiton2revolusion1revolutino2
Edit distance from "revolution"

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 "revolution"?
"revolution" is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/.
What does "revolution" mean?
As a noun, "revolution" means: A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
What words are commonly confused with "revolution"?
"revolution" is commonly confused with "resolution", "revelation", "revocation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revolution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revolution" is /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "revolution"?
Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”). 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 "revolution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

electronic15 variantsultimately15 variantsunderstood15 variantspossibility15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list