# shriver

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,917

## Definitions
1. A person who shrives; a confessor

## Etymology
From Middle English shryver, from shrive + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **strive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shriver-vs-strive)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shriver-vs-sliver)
- **striker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shriver-vs-striker)
- **server** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/server-vs-shriver)
- **shrine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrine-vs-shriver)
- **shiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-shriver)
- **shaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaver-vs-shriver)
- **shriek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shriek-vs-shriver)
- **shiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiner-vs-shriver)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsriver`, `shhriver`, `shirver`, `shrievr`, `shriverr`, `shrivre`, `shrivver`, `shrriver`, `shrvier`, `srhiver`, `sshriver`

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