Riverdale

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "riverdale", 9-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "riverdale" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "riverdale" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

The verdict

“Riverdale” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,206 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#30,206
frequency rank, English
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Key facts for Riverdale
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiverdale
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,206
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Riverdale” 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). Riverdale lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Riverdale is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #30,206 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 33 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Riverdale, with forms such as "irverdale", "rievrdale", and "rivedrale". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From river + dale. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Riverdale, spelled R-I-V-E-R-D-A-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A neighbourhood of the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. 3
    Riverdale Municipality, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, created in 2015.
  4. 4
    A neighbourhood of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. 5
    A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. 6
    A neighbourhood of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
  7. 7
    A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  8. 8
    A locality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  9. 9
    A neighbourhood of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
  10. 10
    A townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.
  11. 11
    A suburb of Gisborne, Gisborne district, New Zealand.
  12. 12
    A neighbourhood of Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
  13. 13
    A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.
  14. 14
    An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  15. 15
    A city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
  16. 16
    A community in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  17. 17
    A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
  18. 18
    A city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.
  19. 19
    An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.
  20. 20
    An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
  21. 21
    A neighbourhood of Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  22. 22
    A neighbourhood of Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
  23. 23
    An unincorporated community in Seville Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, United States.
  24. 24
    An unincorporated community in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States.
  25. 25
    An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.
  26. 26
    A village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
  27. 27
    A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
  28. 28
    A neighbourhood of The Bronx borough, New York City, New York, United States.
  29. 29
    A town in McLean County, North Dakota, United States.
  30. 30
    A neighbourhood of Dayton, Ohio, United States.
  31. 31
    A census-designated place in Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
  32. 32
    A neighbourhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
  33. 33
    A city in Weber County, Utah, United States.

Etymology

From river + dale.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: irverdale,rievrdale,rivedrale,riveradle,riverdael,riverdalle,riverddale,riverdlae,riverrdale,rivredale,rivverdale,rriverdale,rvierdale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Riverdale - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irverdale2rievrdale2rivedrale2riveradle2riverdael2riverdalle1riverddale1riverdlae2
Edit distance from "Riverdale"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Riverdale"?
"Riverdale" is spelled R-I-V-E-R-D-A-L-E.
What does "Riverdale" mean?
As a proper noun, "Riverdale" means: A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What are common misspellings of "Riverdale"?
Common misspellings include "irverdale", "rievrdale", "rivedrale", "riveradle", "riverdael". The correct spelling is "Riverdale".
What is the origin of the word "Riverdale"?
From river + dale. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Riverdale”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-I-V-E-R-D-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list