chilver
/ˈt͡ʃɪlvə(ɹ)/noun
chilver is spelled C-H-I-L-V-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chilver means “A female lamb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chilver is chilvers.
How many letters and syllables are in chilver?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-L-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 chilver?
Chilver appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 chilver?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪlvə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with chilver?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as chilver.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: chervil.
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 chilver
- chilvers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chilver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female lamb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chilver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female lamb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agnelle |
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 chilver come from?
Inherited from Middle English *chilvere, from Old English *ċilfor (in ċilforlamb), from Proto-West Germanic *kilbuʀju, from *kelbuʀ + *-ju.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).