Lover

[ˈlavɐ]

/[ˈlavɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lover” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,033
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Liebespartner, Geliebter

Corpus desk

Index DE-lover · Lover · German

Lover · rank #24,033 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,033
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lokomotive

Nearest frequency peer: Lokomotive (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lover“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lover“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lover vs Löwe
40% similar
Lover vs Löwen
40% similar
Lover vs Luder
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lover
PropertyValue
HeadwordLover
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlavɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,033
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lover“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Loverliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lokomotive“ (#24,032), „lutschen“ (#24,034), „Liberalisierung“ (#24,031). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lover“ bei #24,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lover (IPA [ˈlavɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,033 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Liebespartner, Geliebter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lover, with forms such as "llover", "loevr", and "loverr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Löwe", "Löwen", "Luder", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lover, spelled L-O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Liebespartner, Geliebter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lover appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ihr neuer Lover ist ein Bodybuilder.
  2. „Genau hundert Jahre nach der Pariser Uraufführung, 1964, konnte Hacks noch punkten mit der Geschichte von total verblödeten Hellenen, die Helena und ihr Lover Paris austricksen, getragen von einer Wolke schmissiger Melodien.“

Synonyms

GeliebterLiebhaber

This word in other languages

lover(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llover
  • loevr
  • loverr
  • lovre
  • lovver
  • lvoer
  • olver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llover1loevr2loverr1lovre2lovver1lvoer2olver2
Edit distance from "Lover"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lover"?
"Lover" is spelled L-O-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlavɐ].
What does "Lover" mean?
As a noun, "Lover" means: männlicher Liebespartner, Geliebter
What words are commonly confused with "Lover"?
"Lover" is commonly confused with "Löwe", "Löwen", "Luder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lover"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lover" is [ˈlavɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lover" come from?
"Lover" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lover", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Machs#24,036Ladys#24,024maybe#24,042Kripo#24,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

leises7 variantsnorma7 variantsJuwel7 variantsIraner7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list