# savour

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈseɪvə/ · frequency rank #38,147

## Definitions
1. An aroma or smell.
2. The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.
3. The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.
4. A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.
5. A particular quality, especially a small amount of it; a hint or trace of something.
6. A quality which is appealing or enjoyable; merit, value.
7. A reputation.
8. Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.
9. Knowledge; understanding.

## Etymology
From Middle English savour, from Anglo-Norman saveur, savor, savour, and Old French saveur, savor, savour (modern French saveur), from Latin sapor, from sapiō (“to taste of (something); to have a flavour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-, *sep- (“to taste; to try out”)) + -or (suffix forming third-declension masculine abstract nouns). Doublet of sapor.

## Easily confused with
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savour-vs-sour)
- **Savoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savour-vs-savoy)
- **scour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savour-vs-scour)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saver-vs-savour)
- **savor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savor-vs-savour)
- **savior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savior-vs-savour)
- **savory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savory-vs-savour)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asvour`, `saovur`, `savoru`, `savourr`, `savuor`, `savvour`, `ssavour`, `svaour`

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