revanche

\ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\

/\ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“revanche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,834
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle on reprend sur quelqu’un l’avantage qu’il avait pris. Action de rendre la pareille pour un mal qu'on a reçu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-revanche · revanche · French

revanche · rank #1,834 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,834
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH sauver

Nearest frequency peer: sauver (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « revanche »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « revanche » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

revanche vs relance
75% similar
revanche vs relâché
50% similar
revanche vs relancée
75% similar

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

Key facts for revanche
PropertyValue
Headwordrevanche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,834
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « revanche »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.revanchese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sauver » (#1,835), « profiter » (#1,832), « savais » (#1,836). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « revanche » est au #1,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around revanche (IPA \ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,834 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for revanche, with forms such as "ervanche", "reavnche", and "revacnhe". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "relance", "relâché", "relancée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is revanche, spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on reprend sur quelqu’un l’avantage qu’il avait pris. Action de rendre la pareille pour un mal qu'on a reçu.
  2. 2
    Action de rendre un bien qu'on a reçu.
  3. 3
    Seconde partie que joue le perdant, dans l’espoir de regagner ce qu’il a perdu. Toute reprise de jeu demandée pour se racquitter de ce qu'on a perdu, pour regagner ce qu'on a perdu auparavant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ne triomphez point tant; vous ne tarderez guère à me faire avoir ma revanche.
  2. Annibal : Je vous ai fait passer de mauvais jours et de mauvaises nuits. Fabius : Il est vrai, mais j’en ai eu ma revanche.

Synonyms

vengeance

This word in other languages

revenge(English)revancha(Español)Rache(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervanche
  • reavnche
  • revacnhe
  • revancche
  • revanceh
  • revanchhe
  • revanhce
  • revannche
  • revnache
  • revvanche
  • rrevanche
  • rveanche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ervanche2reavnche2revacnhe2revancche1revanceh2revanchhe1revanhce2revannche1
Edit distance from "revanche"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revanche"?
"revanche" is spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "revanche" mean?
As a noun, "revanche" means: Action par laquelle on reprend sur quelqu’un l’avantage qu’il avait pris. Action de rendre la pareille pour un mal qu'on a reçu.
What words are commonly confused with "revanche"?
"revanche" is commonly confused with "relance", "relâché", "relancée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revanche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revanche" is \ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revanche" come from?
"revanche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "revanche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profiter#1,832scolaire#1,837trouvent#1,841lesquels#1,823

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

complexe12 variantsdiverses12 variantsexcellent12 variantsattendant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list