# UV vs UVP

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### UVP
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #42,218*
Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung(en)

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