# giver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɪvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,390

## Definitions
1. One who gives; a donor or contributor.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-gove)
- **goer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-goer)
- **gives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-gives)
- **Gower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-gower)
- **govern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-govern)
- **glover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-glover)
- **Grover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-grover)
- **glider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-glider)
- **giveth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giver-vs-giveth)
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ger-vs-giver)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/give-vs-giver)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-giver)
- **given** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/given-vs-giver)
- **gamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-giver)
- **Giles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giles-vs-giver)
- **gavel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gavel-vs-giver)
- **ginger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginger-vs-giver)
- **Geiger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geiger-vs-giver)
- **girder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-giver)
- **givens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/givens-vs-giver)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggiver`, `gievr`, `giverr`, `givre`, `givver`, `gvier`, `igver`

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