# Tavistock

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,090

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`atvistock`, `taivstock`, `tavisotck`, `tavisstock`, `tavistcok`, `tavistocck`, `tavistockk`, `tavistokc`, `tavisttock`, `tavitsock`, `tavsitock`, `tavvistock`, `ttavistock`, `tvaistock`

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