aver
/əˈvɝ/verb
aver is spelled A-V-E-R: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, aver means “To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aver?
| Letters | 4: A-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aver?
Aver appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 aver?
- UK /əˈvɜː/
- US /əˈvɝ/
As a noun (“A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working…”): /ˈeɪvə/, /ˈeɪvɚ/.
Aver has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aver.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aver?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aver from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: vera, rave, evar, vare.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aver
- avers present, singular, he/she/it
- averring participle, present
- averred participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- 2
To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
- 3
obsoleteTo avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
noun
- 1
UKarchaicA beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
- 2
ScotlandarchaicAn old, useless horse; a nag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to de:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aver come from?
From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).