# November

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nəʊˈvɛmbə/ · frequency rank #833

## Definitions
1. The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
2. A 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.

## Common misspellings (12)
`nnovember`, `noevmber`, `novebmer`, `novembber`, `novemberr`, `novembre`, `novemebr`, `novemmber`, `novmeber`, `novvember`, `nvoember`, `onvember`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/november