revolver

/Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/

//Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ// verb

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The verdict

“revolver” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,765
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-revolver · revolver · Portuguese

revolver · rank #28,765 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,765
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH revés

Nearest frequency peer: revés (+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 “revolver”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “revolver” 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).

revolver vs remover
75% similar
revolver vs reviver
75% similar
revolver vs resolver
88% similar

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

Key facts for revolver
PropertyValue
Headwordrevolver
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,765
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “revolver”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.revolvercai 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 “revés” (#28,766), “rescaldo” (#28,760), “sarau” (#28,772). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “revolver” fica em #28,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around revolver (IPA /Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,765 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for revolver, with forms such as "ervolver", "reovlver", and "revlover". 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, "remover", "reviver", "resolver", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is revolver, spelled R-E-V-O-L-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mover(-se)
  2. 2
    mexer(-se) para os lados, para frente e para trás etc.
  3. 3
    remexer, escarafunchar, esgravatar
  4. 4
    rebelar(-se)
  5. 5
    cavar e misturar (a terra)
  6. 6
    desarrumar
  7. 7
    examinar de forma minuciosa
  8. 8
    pensar muito sobre

This word in other languages

revolve(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervolver
  • reovlver
  • revlover
  • revolevr
  • revollver
  • revolverr
  • revolvre
  • revolvver
  • revovler
  • revvolver
  • rrevolver
  • rveolver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ervolver2reovlver2revlover2revolevr2revollver1revolverr1revolvre2revolvver1
Edit distance from "revolver"

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 "revolver"?
"revolver" is spelled R-E-V-O-L-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/.
What does "revolver" mean?
As a verb, "revolver" means: mover(-se)
What words are commonly confused with "revolver"?
"revolver" is commonly confused with "remover", "reviver", "resolver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revolver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revolver" is /Rɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revolver" come from?
"revolver" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rescaldo#28,760oferenda#28,698ofegante#28,696obstruir#28,694

Similar misspelling depth

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

obediente12 variantsmastigar12 variantscompilar12 variantsdicotomia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list