loveth

/ˈlʌv.əθ/

//ˈlʌv.əθ// verb

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

The verdict

“loveth” is uncommon English (frequency #93,935 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,935
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 love

Corpus desk

Index EN-loveth · loveth · English

loveth · rank #93,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,935
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Louisburg

Nearest frequency peer: Louisburg (-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 “loveth”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loveth
PropertyValue
Headwordloveth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈlʌv.əθ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “loveth” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).lovethfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Louisburg” (#93,934), “LPT” (#93,936), “Lossiemouth” (#93,933). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “loveth” is #93,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loveth is uncommon English at frequency #93,935 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈlʌv.əθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of love".

loveth doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From love + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix. The correct English form is loveth, spelled L-O-V-E-T-H.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Etymology

From love + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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 "loveth"?
"loveth" is spelled L-O-V-E-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlʌv.əθ/.
What does "loveth" mean?
As a verb, "loveth" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of love
How do you pronounce "loveth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loveth" is /ˈlʌv.əθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "loveth"?
From love + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list