Avoca

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"avoca" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Avoca” is an uncommon English word, ranked #76,552 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#76,552
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A river in County Wicklow, Ireland, which flows into the Irish Sea.

Key facts for Avoca
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvoca
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Avoca” sits in English 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). Avoca lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Avoca is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #76,552 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 27 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Avoca in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Abhóca. The correct English form is Avoca, spelled A-V-O-C-A.

Definition

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    A river in County Wicklow, Ireland, which flows into the Irish Sea.
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    A small town in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated on the river.
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Etymology

From Irish Abhóca.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Avoca"?
"Avoca" is spelled A-V-O-C-A.
What does "Avoca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Avoca" means: A river in County Wicklow, Ireland, which flows into the Irish Sea.
What is the origin of the word "Avoca"?
From Irish Abhóca. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Avoca”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-V-O-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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