reverent
/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/
"reverent" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reverent” is uncommon English (frequency #55,689 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,689
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
| 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) |
Where “reverent” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reverent is uncommon English at frequency #55,689 among 21,470 “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.
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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Using “reverent”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-E-R-E-N-T - 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.