Coverdale

name

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"coverdale" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Coverdale” is uncommon English (frequency #77,565 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,565
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for Coverdale
PropertyValue
HeadwordCoverdale
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,565
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Coverdale” 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). Coverdale lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Coverdale is uncommon English at frequency #77,565 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Coverdale, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: *The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale. *The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River. The correct English form is Coverdale, spelled C-O-V-E-R-D-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A valley (dale) in the Yorkshire Dales, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0683).
  3. 3
    A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Jefferson Davis Parish and Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

*The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale. *The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River.

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 "Coverdale"?
"Coverdale" is spelled C-O-V-E-R-D-A-L-E.
What does "Coverdale" mean?
As a proper noun, "Coverdale" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Coverdale"?
*The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale. *The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Coverdale”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-V-E-R-D-A-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

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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