DSV
[deːʔɛsˈfaʊ̯]
The verdict
“DSV” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,594 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #34,594
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deutscher Schwimmverband/Deutscher Schwimm-Verband
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | DSV |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [deːʔɛsˈfaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #34,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “DSV” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for DSV is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deːʔɛsˈfaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,594 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for DSV, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "DW", "dz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is DSV, spelled D-S-V.
Definition
- 1Deutscher Schwimmverband/Deutscher Schwimm-Verband
- 2Deutscher Skiverband
- 3Deutscher Seglerverband/Deutscher Segler-Verband
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “DSV”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-S-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [deːʔɛsˈfaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “du” - see the side-by-side comparison. DSV vs du
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.