Ravenclaw
/ˈɹeɪvənˌklɔː/noun
Ravenclaw is spelled R-A-V-E-N-C-L-A-W: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ravenclaw means “A person having traits associated with Ravenclaw house from the Harry Potter series, including intelligence, creativity, and love of learning or an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ravenclaw is Ravenclaws.
How many letters and syllables are in Ravenclaw?
| Letters | 9: R-A-V-E-N-C-L-A-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Ravenclaw?
Ravenclaw appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Ravenclaw?
- /ˈɹeɪvənˌklɔː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Ravenclaw.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Ravenclaw
- Ravenclaws plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ravenclaw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person having traits associated with Ravenclaw house from the Harry Potter series, including intelligence, creativity, and love of learning or an affinity for eagles or the colours blue and bronze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ravenclaw in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Harry Potter house:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Serdaigle |
| Portuguese | Corvinal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Ravenclaw come from?
Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, from raven + claw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).