reeves

\ʁiv\

/\ʁiv\/ noun

The verdict

“reeves” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,154
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de reeve.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reeves · reeves · French

reeves · rank #26,154 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,154
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reds

Nearest frequency peer: reds (-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 « reeves »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reeves » 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).

reeves vs rêve
50% similar
reeves vs rêver
50% similar
reeves vs rênes
50% similar

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

Key facts for reeves
PropertyValue
Headwordreeves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁiv\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,154
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reeves »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).reevesse 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 « reds » (#26,153), « remplissez » (#26,155), « recouvrent » (#26,152). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reeves » est au #26,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around reeves (IPA \ʁiv\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,154 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de reeve.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for reeves, with forms such as "ereves", "reeevs", and "reevess". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêve", "rêver", "rênes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is reeves, spelled R-E-E-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de reeve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ereves
  • reeevs
  • reevess
  • reevse
  • reevves
  • revees
  • reves
  • rreeves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reeves - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ereves2reeevs2reevess1reevse2reevves1revees2reves1rreeves1
Edit distance from "reeves"

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 "reeves"?
"reeves" is spelled R-E-E-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁiv\.
What does "reeves" mean?
As a noun, "reeves" means: Pluriel de reeve.
What words are commonly confused with "reeves"?
"reeves" is commonly confused with "rêve", "rêver", "rênes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reeves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reeves" is \ʁiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reeves" come from?
"reeves" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list