riverbank
/ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/noun
riverbank is spelled R-I-V-E-R-B-A-N-K: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “river bank vs riverbank” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, riverbank means “A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of riverbank is riverbanks.
How many letters and syllables are in riverbank?
| Letters | 9: R-I-V-E-R-B-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is riverbank?
Riverbank appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 riverbank?
- UK /ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/
- US /ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/
Riverbank has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-riverbank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with riverbank
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: river bank (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of riverbank
- riverbanks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does riverbank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Riverbank in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sloped side of a river:
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 riverbank come from?
From river + bank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).