Ravenswood

/ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/

//ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd// name

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"ravenswood" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ravenswood” is uncommon English (frequency #60,408 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,408
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Places in the United Kingdom:

Key facts for Ravenswood
PropertyValue
HeadwordRavenswood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,408
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ravenswood” 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). Ravenswood 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

Ravenswood is uncommon English at frequency #60,408 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ravenswood, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Ravenswood, spelled R-A-V-E-N-S-W-O-O-D.

Definition

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    A surname.

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 "Ravenswood"?
"Ravenswood" is spelled R-A-V-E-N-S-W-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/.
What does "Ravenswood" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ravenswood" means: Places in the United Kingdom:
How do you pronounce "Ravenswood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ravenswood" is /ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ravenswood" come from?
"Ravenswood" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Ravenswood”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-A-V-E-N-S-W-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɹeɪvənzwʊd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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