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revanche

Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈvɐ̃.ʃi/

revanche is spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Revanche is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “revenge; vengeance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desagravo”.

What does revanche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininerevenge; vengeance

  2. 2

    femininerematch

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. desagravo 2. novo jogo, partida ou prova que uma equipe ou atleta se propõe a disputar com o adversário derrotado anteriormente

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of revanche

  • revanches plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce revanche?

  • Brazil /ʁeˈvɐ̃.ʃi/
  • Brazil [heˈvɐ̃.ʃi]
  • /ʁeˈvɐ̃.ʃi/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to revanche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is revanche in Portuguese?

revanche appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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