# tavern

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtævən/ · frequency rank #14,034

## Definitions
1. A restaurant or bar.
2. A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.

## Etymology
From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.

## Easily confused with
- **tern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tavern-vs-tern)
- **Travers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tavern-vs-travers)
- **tarn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarn-vs-tavern)
- **taken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tavern)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taper-vs-tavern)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tavern)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taser-vs-tavern)
- **tamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamer-vs-tavern)
- **tater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tater-vs-tavern)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atvern`, `taevrn`, `tavenr`, `tavernn`, `taverrn`, `tavren`, `tavvern`, `ttavern`, `tvaern`

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