# roanoke

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹoʊənoʊk/ · frequency rank #26,580

## Definitions
1. White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“things rubbed smooth by hand”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`oranoke`, `raonoke`, `roankoe`, `roannoke`, `roanoek`, `roanokke`, `roaonke`, `ronaoke`, `rroanoke`

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