revolution

\ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\

/\ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“revolution” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,579
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Révolution.

Corpus desk

Index FR-revolution · revolution · French

revolution · rank #18,579 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,579
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remercions

Nearest frequency peer: remercions (-2 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 « revolution »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « revolution » 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).

revolution vs révolutions
82% similar
revolution vs révolutionné
75% similar
revolution vs révélation
70% similar

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

Key facts for revolution
PropertyValue
Headwordrevolution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,579
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « revolution »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).revolutionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remercions » (#18,577), « réclamations » (#18,581), « relis » (#18,576). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « revolution » est au #18,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around revolution (IPA \ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,579 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for revolution, with forms such as "ervolution", "reovlution", and "revloution". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "révolutions", "révolutionné", "révélation", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is revolution, spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Révolution.
  2. 2
    Révolution.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Show that the energy lost per revolution is small compared to the electron’s kinetic energy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revolution - 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.

ervolution2reovlution2revloution2revollution1revoltuion2revoluiton2revolutino2revolutionn1
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 French 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.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\.
What does "revolution" mean?
As a noun, "revolution" means: Révolution.
What words are commonly confused with "revolution"?
"revolution" is commonly confused with "révolutions", "révolutionné", "révélation". 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.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revolution" come from?
"revolution" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

remercions#18,577résistante#18,585pédophiles#18,572réélection#18,588

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

prévaloir14 variantsaccidentelle14 variantsaléatoires14 variantsintervenue14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list