November

/nəʊˈvɛmbə/

//nəʊˈvɛmbə// name

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"november" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“November” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#833
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

Corpus desk

Index EN-november · November · English

November · rank #833 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #833
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH lord

Nearest frequency peer: lord (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “November”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “November” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for November
PropertyValue
HeadwordNovember
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/nəʊˈvɛmbə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#833
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “November”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Novemberlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “lord” (#832), “oil” (#834), “language” (#831). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “November” is #833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around November (IPA /nəʊˈvɛmbə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #833 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
  2. 2
    A female given name.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Holonyms: calendar year; year
  2. Red o'er the forest glows the setting sun, / The line of yellow light dies fast away / That crown'd the eastern copse, and chill and dun / Falls on the moor the brief November day.

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

noviembre(Español)novembre(Français)November(Deutsch)novembro(Português)

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.

nnovember1noevmber2novebmer2novembber1novemberr1novembre2novemebr2novemmber1
Edit distance from "November"

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 "November"?
"November" is spelled N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /nəʊˈvɛmbə/.
What does "November" mean?
As a proper noun, "November" means: The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
What are common misspellings of "November"?
Common misspellings include "nnovember", "noevmber", "novebmer", "novembber", "novemberr". The correct spelling is "November".
How do you pronounce "November"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "November" is /nəʊˈvɛmbə/. 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 "November"?
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 ... 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 "November", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

couldn't12 variantsdecision12 variantsattention12 variantselection12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list