miniver
/ˈmɪnɪvɚ/noun
miniver is spelled M-I-N-I-V-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miniver means “A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miniver is minivers.
How many letters and syllables are in miniver?
| Letters | 7: M-I-N-I-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is miniver?
Miniver appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 miniver?
- UK /ˈmɪnɪvə/
- US /ˈmɪnɪvɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miniver.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miniver
- minivers plural
- meniver
- menyvere
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miniver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miniver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a light gray or white fur:
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 miniver come from?
From Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur”), from menu (“small”) + vair (“a type of fur”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).