Avoca

name

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

The verdict

“Avoca” is uncommon English (frequency #76,552 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,552
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river in County Wicklow, Ireland, which flows into the Irish Sea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-avoca · Avoca · English

Avoca · rank #76,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,552
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baar

Nearest frequency peer: Baar (+1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Avoca”

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What this shows Long-tail view: where “Avoca” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Avoca
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvoca
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Avoca” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Avocafalls in this rarity band:

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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Baar” (#76,553), “auxin” (#76,550), “backspace” (#76,555). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Avoca” is #76,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Avoca is uncommon English at frequency #76,552 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 27 senses are on record.

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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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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auxin#76,550baile#76,559Arica#76,539boeuf#76,588

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list