laver
lav·er/ˈleɪvɚ/noun
laver is spelled L-A-V-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (lav·er). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laver means “A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laver is lavers.
How many letters and syllables are in laver?
| Letters | 5: L-A-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lav·er |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 laver?
Laver appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 laver?
- UK /ˈlɑːvə/
- UK /ˈleɪvə/
- US /ˈleɪvɚ/
As a noun (“Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the…”): /ˈleɪvə/, /ˈleɪvɚ/.
Laver has 2 syllables, split lav·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-laver.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-laver2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with laver
Sounds like: larva, lava (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with laver?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as laver from its last stressed vowel (/eɪvəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ravel, velar, reval, larve.
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 laver
- lavers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
- 2
Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially
- 3
Porphyra vulgaris
- 4
Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.
- 5
That which laves, particularly a washbasin.
- 6
The spiritual washing or ablution of baptism.
- 7
One who laves: a washer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nabel-Purpurtang, Purpurtang, Hauttang, Nabel-Hauttang , Waschraum, Brunnenhaus |
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 laver come from?
From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).