harvest

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

//ˈhɑɹ.vəst// noun

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

The verdict

“harvest” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,792
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-harvest · harvest · English

harvest · rank #6,792 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,792
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Harold

Nearest frequency peer: Harold (-1 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 “harvest”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “harvest” 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).

harvest vs haves
71% similar
harvest vs Harvey
57% similar
harvest vs harvester
78% similar

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

Key facts for harvest
PropertyValue
Headwordharvest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,792
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “harvest”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).harvestlands 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 “Harold” (#6,791), “headline” (#6,793), “GPS” (#6,790). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “harvest” is #6,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around harvest (IPA /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,792 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for harvest, with forms such as "ahrvest", "harevst", and "harrvest". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "haves", "Harvey", "harvester", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognat… The correct English form is harvest, spelled H-A-R-V-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
  2. 2
    The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
  3. 3
    The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
  4. 4
    The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
  5. 5
    The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
  6. 6
    A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The constant rain made the harvest a nightmare this year.
  2. This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.

Etymology

From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognate with Sylt North Frisian Hārefst, West Frisian hjerst, Dutch herfst, German Herbst, dated German Low German Harvst, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høst, Norwegian Nynorsk haust; further with Latin carpere (“to seize”), Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”).

Synonyms

cropgatherautumnfall

This word in other languages

cosecha(Español)récolte(Français)Ernte(Deutsch)colheita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrvest
  • harevst
  • harrvest
  • harvesst
  • harvestt
  • harvets
  • harvset
  • harvvest
  • havrest
  • hharvest
  • hravest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harvest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahrvest2harevst2harrvest1harvesst1harvestt1harvets2harvset2harvvest1
Edit distance from "harvest"

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 "harvest"?
"harvest" is spelled H-A-R-V-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/.
What does "harvest" mean?
As a noun, "harvest" means: The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
What words are commonly confused with "harvest"?
"harvest" is commonly confused with "haves", "Harvey", "harvester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harvest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harvest" is /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "harvest"?
From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cogna... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list