# lover

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌvɚ/ · frequency rank #4,611

## Definitions
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.
4. An informal term of address for any friend.

## Etymology
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **lowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lowe)
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lower)
- **loves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-loves)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lovin)
- **lovey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lovey)
- **luger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-luger)
- **lovers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lovers)
- **Lowers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lowers)
- **Lovett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lovett)
- **lowery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lover-vs-lowery)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lor-vs-lover)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/love-vs-lover)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/live-vs-lover)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lose-vs-lover)
- **lone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lover)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lore-vs-lover)
- **lobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lobe-vs-lover)
- **Loeb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loeb-vs-lover)
- **lode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lode-vs-lover)
- **leer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leer-vs-lover)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llover`, `loevr`, `loverr`, `lovre`, `lovver`, `lvoer`, `olver`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lover