November
/nəʊˈvɛmbə/
"november" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“November” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #833 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #833
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | November |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /nəʊˈvɛmbə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #833 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “November” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for November is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /nəʊˈvɛmbə/. Corpus data places it at rank #833 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for November, with forms such as "nnovember", "noevmber", and "novebmer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Italic *nowən Latin novem Latin November Latin november Old French novembrebor. Middle English Novembre English November From Middle English Novembre, from Old French novembre, from Latin November (“ninth mo… The correct English form is November, spelled N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
- 2A female given name.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Italic *nowən Latin novem Latin November Latin november Old French novembrebor. Middle English Novembre English November From Middle English Novembre, from Old French novembre, from Latin November (“ninth month”), from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix. November was the ninth month in the Roman calendar. Displaced native Old English blōtmōnaþ (literally “sacrifice month”), so called because the Anglo-Saxons, when they were pagans, would sacrifice in this month before the winter set in.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nnovember,noevmber,novebmer,novembber,novemberr,novembre,novemebr,novemmber,novmeber,novvember,nvoember,onvember
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of November - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “November”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nəʊˈvɛmbə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.