lover
lov·er/ˈlʌvɚ/noun
lover is spelled L-O-V-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (lov·er). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lover means “One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lover is lovers.
How many letters and syllables are in lover?
| Letters | 5: L-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lov·er |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 lover?
Lover appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 lover?
- US /ˈlʌvɚ/
- UK /ˈlʌvə/
Lover has 2 syllables, split lov·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lover.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lover?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lover from its last stressed vowel (/ʌvəɹ/):
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 lover
- lovers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
- 2
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
- 3
A person who loves something.
a lover of fine wines
- 4
An informal term of address for any friend.
All right, my lover?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amoureux, amoureuse , amant, amante , amateur, amatrice |
| German | Geliebter, Geliebte, Liebender, Liebende , Liebhaber, Liebhaberin |
| Portuguese | amante |
| Spanish | amante, enamorado, enamorada, amasio, querindongo (despective), jaño |
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 lover come from?
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).