# savin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsævɪn/ · frequency rank #49,617

## Definitions
1. The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
2. The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.
3. The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.

## Easily confused with
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-sin)
- **skin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-skin)
- **spin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-spin)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-shin)
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-sven)
- **sawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-sawn)
- **seven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-seven)
- **Spain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-spain)
- **stain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-stain)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-stein)
- **Saxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-saxon)
- **savvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-savvy)
- **slain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-slain)
- **Savoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-savoy)
- **swain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-swain)
- **savor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-savor)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-saying)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-saving)
- **Stalin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-stalin)
- **savior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savin-vs-savior)

## Common misspellings (7)
`asvin`, `saivn`, `savinn`, `savni`, `savvin`, `ssavin`, `svain`

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