# coven

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌv.ən/ · frequency rank #28,883

## Definitions
1. A nunnery, a convent
2. A confederacy or band of people (obsolete)
3. A formal group or assembly of witches.
4. In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires.
5. A clique that shares common interests or activities.

## Etymology
From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“to come”). Doublet of convent.

## Easily confused with
- **cover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-cover)
- **COVID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covid)
- **cowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-cowan)
- **covet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covet)
- **covey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covey)
- **cower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-cower)
- **covers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covers)
- **covert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covert)
- **craven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-craven)
- **covent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coven-vs-covent)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/con-vs-coven)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coe-vs-coven)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cov-vs-coven)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/come-vs-coven)
- **code** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/code-vs-coven)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/core-vs-coven)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cave-vs-coven)
- **coin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coin-vs-coven)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corn-vs-coven)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-coven)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccoven`, `coevn`, `covenn`, `covne`, `covven`, `cvoen`, `ocven`

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