scrivener
/ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/noun
scrivener is spelled S-C-R-I-V-E-N-E-R: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrivener means “A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrivener is scriveners.
How many letters and syllables are in scrivener?
| Letters | 9: S-C-R-I-V-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scrivener?
Scrivener appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scrivener?
- UK /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/
Scrivener has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scrivener.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrivener
- scriveners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrivener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
- 2
obsoleteOne whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrivener in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense professional writer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scribe, écrivain public |
| German | Schreiber |
| Portuguese | escrivão, escriba |
| Spanish | escribano, escribana, escribiente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does scrivener come from?
From Middle English scryvener, alteration of scryveyn, from Anglo-Norman scrivein (“professional penman, copyist”), from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scriba, *scribanem, from Latin scriba, from scrībō (“to write”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).