# reverend

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛvɹənd/ · frequency rank #10,602

## Definitions
1. Worthy of reverence or respect.
2. Showing or granting reverence or respect.
3. Extreme, extraordinary, or powerful.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“to honor, revere”).

## Easily confused with
- **reverted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverend-vs-reverted)
- **revere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revere-vs-reverend)
- **revered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revered-vs-reverend)
- **reverence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reverence-vs-reverend)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erverend`, `reevrend`, `reveernd`, `reveredn`, `reverendd`, `reverennd`, `reverned`, `reverrend`, `revreend`, `revverend`, `rreverend`, `rveerend`

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