# fervent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɝ.vənt/ · frequency rank #27,459

## Definitions
1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
3. Glowing, burning, very hot.

## Etymology
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).

## Easily confused with
- **fervently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fervent-vs-fervently)
- **ferret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ferret-vs-fervent)
- **ferment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ferment-vs-fervent)

## Common misspellings (11)
`efrvent`, `ferevnt`, `ferrvent`, `fervennt`, `ferventt`, `fervetn`, `fervnet`, `fervvent`, `fevrent`, `ffervent`, `frevent`

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