Cliftonville

name

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"cliftonville" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cliftonville” is uncommon English (frequency #83,119 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,119
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A neighbourhood in Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2905 (approx)).

Key facts for Cliftonville
PropertyValue
HeadwordCliftonville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cliftonville” 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). Cliftonville lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cliftonville is uncommon English at frequency #83,119 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cliftonville, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, Clifton + -ville. The correct English form is Cliftonville, spelled C-L-I-F-T-O-N-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A neighbourhood in Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2905 (approx)).
  2. 2
    An eastern suburb of Margate, Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3770).
  3. 3
    A coastal suburb of Mundesley, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3037).
  4. 4
    A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7465).
  5. 5
    A suburb in North Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

By surface analysis, Clifton + -ville.

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 "Cliftonville"?
"Cliftonville" is spelled C-L-I-F-T-O-N-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Cliftonville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cliftonville" means: A neighbourhood in Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2905 (approx)).
What is the origin of the word "Cliftonville"?
By surface analysis, Clifton + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Cliftonville”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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