gaver

\ɡa.ve\

/\ɡa.ve\/ verb

The verdict

“gaver” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,972. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,972
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forcer certaines volailles comme les oies ou les chapons à manger beaucoup, pour les engraisser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gaver · gaver · French

gaver · rank #31,972 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,972
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH galons

Nearest frequency peer: galons (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gaver »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gaver » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gaver vs ger
60% similar
gaver vs give
60% similar
gaver vs gaze
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gaver
PropertyValue
Headwordgaver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡa.ve\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,972
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gaver »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gaverse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « galons » (#31,971), « fustige » (#31,970), « froment » (#31,969). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gaver » est au #31,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gaver (IPA \ɡa.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,972 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gaver, with forms such as "agver", "gaevr", and "gaverr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "give", "gaze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gaver, spelled G-A-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forcer certaines volailles comme les oies ou les chapons à manger beaucoup, pour les engraisser.
  2. 2
    Se nourrir avec excès.
  3. 3
    Excéder, agacer, importuner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gaver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gaver des oies, des pigeons, des ortolans, …
  2. Je suis boulimique, j'absorbe des tonnes de bonbons, je cuisine plein de gâteaux, des puddings, des fars bretons, des gâteaux de riz, plus c'est compact, plus je me gave.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agver
  • gaevr
  • gaverr
  • gavre
  • gavver
  • ggaver
  • gvaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gaver - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agver2gaevr2gaverr1gavre2gavver1ggaver1gvaer2
Edit distance from "gaver"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gaver"?
"gaver" is spelled G-A-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.ve\.
What does "gaver" mean?
As a verb, "gaver" means: Forcer certaines volailles comme les oies ou les chapons à manger beaucoup, pour les engraisser.
What words are commonly confused with "gaver"?
"gaver" is commonly confused with "ger", "give", "gaze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gaver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaver" is \ɡa.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaver" come from?
"gaver" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gaver", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list