# riverbed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/ · frequency rank #48,457

## Definitions
1. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.

## Etymology
From river + bed. Compare Dutch rivierbedding (“riverbed”), German Flussbett (“riverbed”), Swedish flodbädd (“riverbed”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`irverbed`, `rievrbed`, `rivebred`, `riverbbed`, `riverbde`, `riverbedd`, `riverebd`, `riverrbed`, `rivrebed`, `rivverbed`, `rriverbed`, `rvierbed`

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