revolutionary
/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
"revolutionary" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revolutionary” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,450 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,450
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revolutionary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #5,450 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “revolutionary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for revolutionary is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,450 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for revolutionary, with forms such as "ervolutionary", "reovlutionary", and "revloutionary". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary. The correct English form is revolutionary, spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
- 2Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
- 3Of or pertaining to something that revolves.
Etymology
Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ervolutionary,reovlutionary,revloutionary,revollutionary,revoltuionary,revoluitonary,revolutinoary,revolutioanry,revolutionarry,revolutionaryy,revolutionayr,revolutionnary,revolutionray,revolutoinary,revoluttionary,revoultionary,revvolutionary,rrevolutionary,rveolutionary
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revolutionary - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “revolutionary”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.