Revelstoke

/ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/

//ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk// name

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

The verdict

“Revelstoke” is uncommon English (frequency #82,724 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,724
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revelstoke · Revelstoke · English

Revelstoke · rank #82,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,724
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH respectably

Nearest frequency peer: respectably (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Revelstoke”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Revelstoke” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Revelstoke
PropertyValue
HeadwordRevelstoke
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Revelstoke” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Revelstokefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “respectably” (#82,723), “rhombus” (#82,726), “reparative” (#82,721). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Revelstoke” is #82,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Revelstoke is uncommon English at frequency #82,724 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Revelstoke has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: * (former civil parish in England): Named after the Revel family. * (city in British Columbia, Canada): Named after Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The correct English form is Revelstoke, spelled R-E-V-E-L-S-T-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. 2
    A former civil parish in south Devon, England, included in Newton and Noss civil parish since 1935.

Etymology

* (former civil parish in England): Named after the Revel family. * (city in British Columbia, Canada): Named after Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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 "Revelstoke"?
"Revelstoke" is spelled R-E-V-E-L-S-T-O-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/.
What does "Revelstoke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Revelstoke" means: A city in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.
How do you pronounce "Revelstoke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Revelstoke" is /ˈɹɛvəlstəʊk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Revelstoke"?
* (former civil parish in England): Named after the Revel family. * (city in British Columbia, Canada): Named after Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke by the Canadian Pacific Railway. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Revelstoke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list