liveth

verb

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"liveth" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“liveth” is uncommon English (frequency #72,499 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,499
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of live

Corpus desk

Index EN-liveth · liveth · English

liveth · rank #72,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,499
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Livesey

Nearest frequency peer: Livesey (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “liveth”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “liveth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for liveth
PropertyValue
Headwordliveth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “liveth” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).livethfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “Livesey” (#72,498), “Lisette” (#72,496), “looky” (#72,502). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “liveth” is #72,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

liveth is uncommon English at frequency #72,499 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of live".

No misspelling variants are generated for liveth in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: live + -eth The correct English form is liveth, spelled L-I-V-E-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of live

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Etymology

live + -eth

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 "liveth"?
"liveth" is spelled L-I-V-E-T-H.
What does "liveth" mean?
As a verb, "liveth" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of live
What is the origin of the word "liveth"?
live + -eth 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 "liveth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

limbed#72,494Lowrey#72,504mallee#72,518Mander#72,520

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list