Tavistock

name

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"tavistock" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tavistock” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,090
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).

Corpus desk

Index EN-tavistock · Tavistock · English

Tavistock · rank #49,090 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,090
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH TDI

Nearest frequency peer: TDI (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tavistock”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Tavistock” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tavistock
PropertyValue
HeadwordTavistock
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,090
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tavistock”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Tavistocklands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “TDI” (#49,091), “tactician” (#49,086), “systematics” (#49,084). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tavistock” is #49,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Tavistock, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,090 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tavistock, with forms such as "atvistock", "taivstock", and "tavisotck". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB). The correct English form is Tavistock, spelled T-A-V-I-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
  2. 2
    A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  4. 4
    A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB).

This word in other languages

Tavistock(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atvistock
  • taivstock
  • tavisotck
  • tavisstock
  • tavistcok
  • tavistocck
  • tavistockk
  • tavistokc
  • tavisttock
  • tavitsock
  • tavsitock
  • tavvistock
  • ttavistock
  • tvaistock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tavistock - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atvistock2taivstock2tavisotck2tavisstock1tavistcok2tavistocck1tavistockk1tavistokc2
Edit distance from "Tavistock"

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 "Tavistock"?
"Tavistock" is spelled T-A-V-I-S-T-O-C-K.
What does "Tavistock" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tavistock" means: A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
What are common misspellings of "Tavistock"?
Common misspellings include "atvistock", "taivstock", "tavisotck", "tavisstock", "tavistcok". The correct spelling is "Tavistock".
What is the origin of the word "Tavistock"?
From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB). 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 "Tavistock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list