# revue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈvjuː/ · frequency rank #26,575

## Definitions
1. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
2. Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”). Doublet of review, which it replaced in these senses.

## Easily confused with
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revue-vs-rue)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revue-vs-rove)
- **rogue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revue-vs-rogue)
- **roque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revue-vs-roque)
- **rev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rev-vs-revue)
- **ree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ree-vs-revue)
- **rave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rave-vs-revue)
- **Rene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rene-vs-revue)
- **Reus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reus-vs-revue)
- **Reese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reese-vs-revue)
- **reuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reuse-vs-revue)
- **Reece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reece-vs-revue)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revel-vs-revue)
- **reeve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reeve-vs-revue)
- **rerun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rerun-vs-revue)
- **Remus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-revue)
- **redux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redux-vs-revue)
- **Reade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reade-vs-revue)
- **recur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recur-vs-revue)
- **rebut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebut-vs-revue)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ervue`, `reuve`, `reveu`, `revvue`, `rrevue`, `rveue`

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