Oroville

name

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

The verdict

“Oroville” is uncommon English (frequency #56,953 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,953
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.

Key facts for Oroville
PropertyValue
HeadwordOroville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oroville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Oroville lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oroville is uncommon English at frequency #56,953 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Oroville in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro (“gold”) + -ville. The correct English form is Oroville, spelled O-R-O-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
  2. 2
    A city in Okanogan County, in north-central Washington, United States.

Etymology

The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro (“gold”) + -ville.

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 "Oroville"?
"Oroville" is spelled O-R-O-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Oroville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oroville" means: A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Oroville"?
The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro (“gold”) + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Oroville”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is O-R-O-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list