roanoke
/ˈɹoʊənoʊk/noun
roanoke is spelled R-O-A-N-O-K-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roanoke means “White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roanoke?
| Letters | 7: R-O-A-N-O-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is roanoke?
Roanoke appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 roanoke?
- US /ˈɹoʊənoʊk/
- UK /ˈɹəʊənəʊk/
Roanoke 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).
Forms of roanoke
- rawranoke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roanoke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USWhite beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.
Pohatan, King of Virgiania's habit all embroidered with shells, or Roanoke (p. 47); Virginian purses imbroidered with Roanoake (p. 51)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does roanoke come from?
Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“things rubbed smooth by hand”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).