revanche

noun

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The verdict

“revanche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,906
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-revanche · revanche · Portuguese

revanche · rank #17,906 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,906
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rigoroso

Nearest frequency peer: rigoroso (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “revanche”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “revanche” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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

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

Key facts for revanche
PropertyValue
Headwordrevanche
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,906
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “revanche”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).revanchecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rigoroso” (#17,907), “resfriado” (#17,904), “ruivo” (#17,909). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “revanche” fica em #17,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around revanche, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,906 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 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". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "relance", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is revanche, spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Para ir à final, Brasil vira sobre seleção uruguaia, ganha por 3 a 1 e consegue, assim, uma revanche após a derrota em 1950 no Maracanã.

Synonyms

desforravingança

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 - 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.

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 Portuguese 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.
What does "revanche" mean?
As a noun, "revanche" means: desagravo
What words are commonly confused with "revanche"?
"revanche" is commonly confused with "relance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "revanche" come from?
"revanche" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rigoroso#17,907salsicha#17,910seguidor#17,912potiguar#17,888

Similar misspelling depth

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

survival12 variantspatologia12 variantsyourself12 variantsconserto12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list