claver
/ˈklævɚ/noun, verb
claver is spelled C-L-A-V-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, claver means “Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of claver is clavers.
How many letters and syllables are in claver?
| Letters | 6: C-L-A-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 claver?
Claver appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 claver?
- /ˈklævɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with claver?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as claver.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: carvel, calver.
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 claver
- clavers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clavering participle, present
- clavered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does claver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandUKFrivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
verb
- 1
ScotlandUKTo gossip or chit-chat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does claver come from?
Borrowed from Scots claver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).