# October

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ · frequency rank #814

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

## 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.

## Common misspellings (10)
`cotober`, `occtober`, `ocotber`, `octboer`, `octobber`, `octoberr`, `octobre`, `octoebr`, `octtober`, `otcober`

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