# fiver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfaɪvɚ/ · frequency rank #41,124

## Definitions
1. A banknote with a value of five units of currency.
2. The value in money that this represents.
3. A clenched fist.
4. A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
5. A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
6. A person who gives five percent of their income or five hours a week of their time to charity (a reduction of ten percent tithing).

## Etymology
From five + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (“supporter”).

## Easily confused with
- **fixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-fixed)
- **fixes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-fixes)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-flyer)
- **fives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-fives)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-foyer)
- **fixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-fixer)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-fryer)
- **flier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiver-vs-flier)
- **fir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fir-vs-fiver)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fer-vs-fiver)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fie-vs-fiver)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/five-vs-fiver)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fire-vs-fiver)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fine-vs-fiver)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/file-vs-fiver)
- **fife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fife-vs-fiver)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fide-vs-fiver)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fiver)
- **fired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fired-vs-fiver)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ffiver`, `fievr`, `fiverr`, `fivre`, `fivver`, `fvier`, `ifver`

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