PV
German, noun[peːˈfaʊ̯]
PV is spelled P-V (2 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). PV is a German feminine noun meaning “abbreviation of Pennälerverbindung or abbreviation of Pennalverbindung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does PV mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabbreviation of Pennälerverbindung or abbreviation of Pennalverbindung
- 2
feminineabbreviation of Personalvereinigung
- 3
feminineabbreviation of Personalvertretung
- 4
feminineabbreviation of Photovoltaik
- 5
feminineabbreviation of Pflegeversicherung
- 6
feminineabbreviation of Pressevorführung
- 7
feminineabbreviation of Primarvereinigung
- 8
feminineabbreviation of Provision
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of Personalverband
- 2
masculineabbreviation of Personenverkehr
- 3
masculineabbreviation of Primaner Verein
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Patientenverfügung 2. Personenverkehr 3. Pflegeversicherung 4. Photovoltaik
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce PV?
- [peːˈfaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is PV in German?
PV appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).