October Revolution

Name: October Revolution, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“October Revolution” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.

Key facts for October Revolution
Property	Value
Headword	October Revolution
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	18
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “October Revolution” sits in English frequency

October Revolution falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

October Revolution is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.".

October Revolution doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: So named as the revolution happened on 25 October 1917 (7 November 1917 N.S.) in Julian calendar that was used by Russia. The correct English form is October Revolution, spelled O-C-T-O-B-E-R- -R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.

Etymology

So named as the revolution happened on 25 October 1917 (7 November 1917 N.S.) in Julian calendar that was used by Russia.

This word in other languages

Oktoberrevolution(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "October Revolution"?

"October Revolution" is spelled O-C-T-O-B-E-R- -R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

What does "October Revolution" mean?

As a proper noun, "October Revolution" means: The second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.

What is the origin of the word "October Revolution"?

So named as the revolution happened on 25 October 1917 (7 November 1917 N.S.) in Julian calendar that was used by Russia. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “October Revolution”

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

The one correct English spelling is O-C-T-O-B-E-R- -R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.