# caviar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ · frequency rank #23,777

## Definitions
1. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
2. Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French caviar, from Venetan caviaro (earlier found as Italian caviale), probably by way of Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار (xāwyār). Doublet of ajvar.

## Easily confused with
- **cavity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caviar-vs-cavity)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caviar-vs-caving)
- **cava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cava-vs-caviar)
- **cair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cair-vs-caviar)
- **Caesar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caesar-vs-caviar)
- **caveat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caveat-vs-caviar)
- **Caspar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-caviar)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acviar`, `caivar`, `cavair`, `caviarr`, `cavira`, `cavviar`, `ccaviar`, `cvaiar`

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