# Ud vs UV

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ud
*noun · IPA [uːt] · frequency rank #31,834*
orientalisches Lauteninstrument

### UV
*abbrev · IPA [uːˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #12,613*
ultraviolett, Ultraviolett

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