giver
giv·er/ˈɡɪvɚ/noun
giver is spelled G-I-V-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (giv·er). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, giver means “One who gives; a donor or contributor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of giver is givers.
How many letters and syllables are in giver?
| Letters | 5: G-I-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: giv·er |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 giver?
Giver appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 giver?
- UK /ˈɡɪvə/
- UK [ˈɡɪvə]
- US /ˈɡɪvɚ/
Giver has 2 syllables, split giv·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-giver.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with giver?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as giver from its last stressed vowel (/ɪvəɹ/):
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 giver
- givers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does giver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who gives; a donor or contributor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Giver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who gives:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does giver come from?
From Middle English gevar, gyffare, variants (due to English given (“to give”)) of Middle English yevere, ȝevere, ȝyvere, equivalent to give + -er. Cognate with German Geber (“donor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).