SUV
German, noun[ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯]
SUV is spelled S-U-V (3 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). SUV is a German masculine noun meaning “initialism of Sport Utility Vehicle; SUV” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does SUV mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterinitialism of Sport Utility Vehicle; SUV
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Sport Utility Vehicle; Fahrzeug, das zwar das Aussehen eines Geländewagens besitzt, meist aber nicht für Geländefahrten geeignet ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of SUV
- SUVs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce SUV?
- [ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯]
- [zʊf]
- [ɛsjuːˈviː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to SUV
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is SUV in German?
SUV appears 5.5 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).