# reverb

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːˌvɜː(ɹ)b/ · frequency rank #32,158

## Definitions
1. An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.

## Etymology
Clipping of reverberation.

## Easily confused with
- **river** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-river)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-rover)
- **rivers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-rivers)
- **Rivera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-rivera)
- **revert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-revert)
- **revere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-revere)
- **reverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-reverse)
- **revered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-revered)
- **reverie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverb-vs-reverie)
- **refer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refer-vs-reverb)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revel-vs-reverb)
- **reveal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reveal-vs-reverb)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erverb`, `reevrb`, `revebr`, `reverbb`, `reverrb`, `revreb`, `revverb`, `rreverb`, `rveerb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reverb