daven
/ˈdɑː.vən/verb
daven is spelled D-A-V-E-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, daven means “to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in daven?
| Letters | 5: D-A-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 daven?
Daven appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 daven?
- /ˈdɑː.vən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Saschajoon-daven.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with daven?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as daven.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: devan, naved.
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 daven
- davens present, singular, he/she/it
- davening participle, present
- davened participle, past
- doven
- davan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daven come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).