cablevision

/ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/

//ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən// noun

"cablevision" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cablevision” is uncommon English (frequency #66,536 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,536
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-cablevision · cablevision · English

cablevision · rank #66,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,536
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Caddo

Nearest frequency peer: Caddo (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “cablevision”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cablevision
PropertyValue
Headwordcablevision
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cablevision” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cablevisionfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Caddo” (#66,537), “buttressed” (#66,534), “Californication” (#66,538). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cablevision” is #66,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cablevision is uncommon English at frequency #66,536 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cable television".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cablevision, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of cable + television. The correct English form is cablevision, spelled C-A-B-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    cable television

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A further closely related policy of the CRTC is that Canadian stations should have first call on cablevision channels, with which principle no one can argue save where a spurious application of the principle is threatened […]
  2. When I came back Elaine had left on her date with the short-order cook, and Pam was watching Valley of the Dolls on cablevision.

Etymology

Blend of cable + television.

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 "cablevision"?
"cablevision" is spelled C-A-B-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/.
What does "cablevision" mean?
As a noun, "cablevision" means: cable television
How do you pronounce "cablevision"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cablevision" is /ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cablevision"?
Blend of cable + television. 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 "cablevision", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list