# ravenous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹævənəs/ · frequency rank #39,049

## Definitions
1. Very hungry.
2. Greedy, characterized by strong desires.

## Etymology
From Middle English ravenous, ravynous, from Old French ravineus.

## Common misspellings (11)
`arvenous`, `raevnous`, `ravennous`, `ravenosu`, `ravenouss`, `ravenuos`, `raveonus`, `ravneous`, `ravvenous`, `rravenous`, `rvaenous`

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