# UV vs UWG

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### UWG
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #26,209*
Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/uv-vs-uwg