# sum vs SV

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sum
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,289*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

### SV
*abbrev · IPA [ɛsˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #2,743*
Sportverein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sum-vs-sv