liveth
"liveth" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“liveth” is uncommon English (frequency #72,499 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,499
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of live
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liveth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,499 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “liveth” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
liveth is uncommon English at frequency #72,499 among 16,425 “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
- 1third-person singular simple present indicative of live
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.
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Using “liveth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-V-E-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.