shrieve
/ʃɹiːv/obsolete
shrieve is spelled S-H-R-I-E-V-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, shrieve means “Obsolete form of shrive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shrieve?
| Letters | 7: S-H-R-I-E-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shrieve?
Shrieve appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 shrieve?
- /ʃɹiːv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shrieve.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shrieve
- shrieves present, singular, he/she/it
- shrieving participle, present
- shrieved past, participle
- shriven participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrieve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteObsolete form of shrive.
- 2
obsoleteTo question.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shrieve come from?
See shrive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).