plover
plov·er/ˈplʌvɚ/noun, verb
plover is spelled P-L-O-V-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (plov·er). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plover means “Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plover is plovers.
How many letters and syllables are in plover?
| Letters | 6: P-L-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: plov·er |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 plover?
Plover appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 plover?
- US /ˈplʌvɚ/
- US /ˈploʊvɚ/
- UK /ˈplʌvə/
Plover has 2 syllables, split plov·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plover.wav, Plover_NW_British_English.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plover?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plover 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 plover
- plovers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- plovering participle, present
- plovered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- 2
AustraliaA masked lapwing (Vanellus miles).
verb
- 1
To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
- 2
To hunt for plover.
- 3
To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wading bird of the family Charadriidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pluvier |
| German | Regenpfeifer |
| Portuguese | tarambola, borrelho |
| Spanish | chorlo, chorlito, chorlitejo |
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 plover come from?
Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).