# Denver

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛnvɚ/ · frequency rank #4,843

## Definitions
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16. A community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
17. A town in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
18. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).
19. An English surname from Old English.
20. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

## Etymology
Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

## Easily confused with
- **Dover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-dover)
- **deter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-deter)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-diner)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-diver)
- **dinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-dinner)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-driver)
- **dexter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-dexter)
- **Denzel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-denzel)
- **donner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-donner)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deer-vs-denver)
- **dense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dense-vs-denver)
- **defer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defer-vs-denver)
- **delve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delve-vs-denver)
- **danger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danger-vs-denver)
- **denied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denied-vs-denver)
- **deeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeper-vs-denver)
- **dealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealer-vs-denver)
- **dancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dancer-vs-denver)
- **decker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decker-vs-denver)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dented-vs-denver)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddenver`, `denevr`, `dennver`, `denverr`, `denvre`, `denvver`, `devner`, `dnever`, `ednver`

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