# ravine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈviːn/ · frequency rank #23,965

## Definitions
1. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French ravin (“a gully”), from Old French raviner (“to pillage, sweep down, cascade”), from ravine (“robbery, rapine; violent rush of water, waterfall, avalanche; impetuosity, spirit”), from Latin rapīna (cf. rapine).

## Easily confused with
- **Rhine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-rhine)
- **revive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-revive)
- **revise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-revise)
- **refine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-refine)
- **raving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-raving)
- **roving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravine-vs-roving)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rain-vs-ravine)
- **rave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rave-vs-ravine)
- **Ravi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ravi-vs-ravine)
- **raise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raise-vs-ravine)
- **rains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rains-vs-ravine)
- **raven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raven-vs-ravine)
- **rainy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ravine)
- **Raina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raina-vs-ravine)
- **racing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racing-vs-ravine)
- **rating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rating-vs-ravine)
- **raging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raging-vs-ravine)
- **raping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raping-vs-ravine)
- **rained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rained-vs-ravine)
- **Racine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racine-vs-ravine)

## Common misspellings (8)
`arvine`, `raivne`, `ravien`, `ravinne`, `ravnie`, `ravvine`, `rravine`, `rvaine`

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