fervour

noun

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"fervour" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fervour” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,321
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fervour · fervour · English

fervour · rank #39,321 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,321
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH faintest

Nearest frequency peer: faintest (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fervour”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fervour” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fervour vs flavour
71% similar
fervour vs favour
71% similar
fervour vs fervor
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fervour
PropertyValue
Headwordfervour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,321
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fervour”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).fervourlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “faintest” (#39,318), “flattening” (#39,324), “erudite” (#39,316). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fervour” is #39,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fervour, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,321 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fervour, with forms such as "efrvour", "ferovur", and "ferrvour". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "flavour", "favour", "fervor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is fervour, spelled F-E-R-V-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fervour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrvour
  • ferovur
  • ferrvour
  • fervoru
  • fervourr
  • fervuor
  • fervvour
  • fevrour
  • ffervour
  • frevour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fervour - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efrvour2ferovur2ferrvour1fervoru2fervourr1fervuor2fervvour1fevrour2
Edit distance from "fervour"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fervour"?
"fervour" is spelled F-E-R-V-O-U-R.
What does "fervour" mean?
As a noun, "fervour" means: Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.
What words are commonly confused with "fervour"?
"fervour" is commonly confused with "flavour", "favour", "fervor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fervour" come from?
"fervour" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fervour", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erudite#39,316enticed#39,314emirate#39,311Galicia#39,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

carpool10 variantsmanhole10 variantsMargate10 variantsboneless10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list