révision

\ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“révision” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,397 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,397
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de réviser.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

révision vs revisité
63% similar
révision vs révisions
89% similar
révision vs religion
63% similar

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

Key facts for révision
PropertyValue
Headwordrévision
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,397
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “révision” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for révision is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,397 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for révision, with forms such as "revision", "rrévision", and "rvéision". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revisité", "révisions", "religion", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is révision, spelled R-É-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de réviser.
  2. 2
    Résultat de celle-ci.
  3. 3
    Logiciel comportant des corrections par rapport à la version précédente.
  4. 4
    Ensemble des opérations de lever et d’élaboration cartographique destinées à rectifier tout ou partie d’une carte, en tenant compte de toutes les modifications intervenues depuis la parution de la carte ou la révision précédente.
  5. 5
    Remise en état, après une mission, d’un véhicule aérospatial en vue de sa réutilisation.
  6. 6
    , Pratique frauduleuse consistant, pour un groupe de personnes, à faire des enchères sur un bien déjà obtenu par un enchérisseur, désigné par ce groupe.
  7. 7
    Examen médical des jeunes hommes susceptibles de porter les armes.

This word in other languages

review(English)Wiederholung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: revision,rrévision,rvéision,réivsion,réviison,révisino,révisionn,révisoin,révission,révsiion,révvision,érvision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

revision1rrévision1rvéision2réivsion2réviison2révisino2révisionn1révisoin2
Edit distance from "révision"

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 "révision"?
"révision" is spelled R-É-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\.
What does "révision" mean?
As a noun, "révision" means: Action de réviser.
What words are commonly confused with "révision"?
"révision" is commonly confused with "revisité", "révisions", "religion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "révision"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "révision" is \ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "révision" come from?
"révision" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “révision”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-V-I-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “revisité” - see the side-by-side comparison. révision vs revisité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list