SVO

abbrev

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The verdict

“SVO” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für Subjekt – Verb – Objekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-svo · SVO · German

SVO · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for SVO
PropertyValue
HeadwordSVO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “SVO” sits in German frequency

SVO falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

SVO is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abkürzung für Subjekt – Verb – Objekt".

No misspelling variants are generated for SVO in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is SVO, spelled S-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Subjekt – Verb – Objekt

Antonyms

OSVSOVVSO

This word in other languages

SVO(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "SVO"?
"SVO" is spelled S-V-O.
What does "SVO" mean?
As an abbreviation, "SVO" means: Abkürzung für Subjekt – Verb – Objekt
What language does "SVO" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list