reaver
/ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/
"reaver" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reaver” is uncommon English (frequency #95,329 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,329
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who reaves; a plunderer, marauder, or pillager.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reaver · reaver · English
reaver · rank #95,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,329
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rebelliousness
Nearest frequency peer: rebelliousness (+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 “reaver”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rapamycin
rapamycin
4,677 corpus weight
- Rati
Rati
4,675 corpus weight
- reaver
reaver
4,672 corpus weight
- rebelliousn…
rebelliousness
4,671 corpus weight
- recoiling
recoiling
4,670 corpus weight
- refi
refi
4,666 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reaver” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “reaver” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reaver is uncommon English at frequency #95,329 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹiːvə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reaver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
nobody knows where these reavers from hell roam in their errands.
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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