reverent
/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/
"reverent" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reverent” is uncommon English (frequency #55,689 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,689
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reverent · reverent · English
reverent · rank #55,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,689
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH restorer
Nearest frequency peer: restorer (-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 “reverent”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- recumbent
recumbent
44,318 corpus weight
- redshift
redshift
44,317 corpus weight
- reframe
reframe
44,316 corpus weight
- restorer
restorer
44,313 corpus weight
- reverent
reverent
44,312 corpus weight
- Ringwood
Ringwood
44,306 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reverent” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reverent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reverent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reverent is uncommon English at frequency #55,689 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.".
reverent has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English reverent, from Middle French reverent (from Old French reverent) and its etymon Latin reverēns. By surface analysis, revere + -ent. The correct English form is reverent, spelled R-E-V-E-R-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reverent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.
Etymology
From Middle English reverent, from Middle French reverent (from Old French reverent) and its etymon Latin reverēns. By surface analysis, revere + -ent.
This word in other languages
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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