October

/ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/

//ɒkˈtəʊ.bə// name

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"october" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“October” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#814
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-october · October · English

October · rank #814 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #814
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH natural

Nearest frequency peer: natural (-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 “October”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “October” 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 October
PropertyValue
HeadwordOctober
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#814
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “October”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Octoberlands 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 “natural” (#813), “property” (#815), “lower” (#812). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “October” is #814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around October (IPA /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #814 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for October, with forms such as "cotober", "occtober", and "ocotber". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman … The correct English form is October, spelled O-C-T-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
  2. 2
    A female given name transferred from the month name.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Holonyms: calendar year; year
  2. By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance.

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

This word in other languages

octubre(Español)octobre(Français)Oktober(Deutsch)outubro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cotober
  • occtober
  • ocotber
  • octboer
  • octobber
  • octoberr
  • octobre
  • octoebr
  • octtober
  • otcober

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of October - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cotober2occtober1ocotber2octboer2octobber1octoberr1octobre2octoebr2
Edit distance from "October"

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 "October"?
"October" is spelled O-C-T-O-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/.
What does "October" mean?
As a proper noun, "October" means: The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
What are common misspellings of "October"?
Common misspellings include "cotober", "occtober", "ocotber", "octboer", "octobber". The correct spelling is "October".
How do you pronounce "October"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "October" is /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/. 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 "October"?
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in ... 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 "October", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

natural#813quality#816haven't#808amazing#821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

football10 variantsrelated10 variantsarticle10 variantsdecided10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list