# thrive

> English word · Verb · IPA /θɹaɪv/ · frequency rank #10,782

## Definitions
1. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
2. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

## Etymology
From Middle English thryven, thriven, from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grasp, take hold, prosper”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną (“to seize, prosper”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to satisfy, enjoy”). Cognate with Swedish trivas, Danish trives, Norwegian Bokmål trives.

## Easily confused with
- **tribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrive-vs-tribe)
- **trove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrive-vs-trove)
- **trite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrive-vs-trite)
- **tripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrive-vs-tripe)
- **throne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrive-vs-throne)
- **three** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/three-vs-thrive)
- **thine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thine-vs-thrive)
- **thrill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrill-vs-thrive)
- **thrift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrift-vs-thrive)
- **thrice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrice-vs-thrive)
- **Thrace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-thrive)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htrive`, `thhrive`, `thirve`, `thriev`, `thrivve`, `thrrive`, `thrvie`, `trhive`, `tthrive`

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