reaver
/ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/
"reaver" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reaver” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,329 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #95,329
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reaver |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,329 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reaver” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reaver is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,329 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reaver, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English revere (also revour, reiver, refar, reavere), from Old English rēafere (“reaver; robber; spoiler”), equivalent to reave + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Roower, Dutch rover, German Räuber, Swedish rövare, Icelandic raufari. The correct English form is reaver, spelled R-E-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.
Etymology
From Middle English revere (also revour, reiver, refar, reavere), from Old English rēafere (“reaver; robber; spoiler”), equivalent to reave + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Roower, Dutch rover, German Räuber, Swedish rövare, Icelandic raufari.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “reaver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-A-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.