SVP

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The verdict

“SVP” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #13,952) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#13,952
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzbezeichnung der „Schweizerische Volkspartei“

Corpus desk

Index DE-svp · SVP · German

SVP · rank #13,952 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,952
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Studiengänge

Nearest frequency peer: Studiengänge (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „SVP“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „SVP“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

SVP vs SZ
33% similar
SVP vs SW
33% similar
SVP vs sy
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for SVP
PropertyValue
HeadwordSVP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#13,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „SVP“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).SVPliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Studiengänge“ (#13,951), „Säcke“ (#13,953), „Streiks“ (#13,950). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „SVP“ bei #13,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for SVP is neighbouring look-alikes ("SZ", "SW", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #13,952 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "Kurzbezeichnung der „Schweizerische Volkspartei“".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for SVP, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SZ", "SW", "sy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is SVP, spelled S-V-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzbezeichnung der „Schweizerische Volkspartei“

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how SVP appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die SVP ist eine Regierungspartei in der Schweiz.

This word in other languages

UDC(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "SVP"?
"SVP" is spelled S-V-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "SVP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "SVP" means: Kurzbezeichnung der „Schweizerische Volkspartei“
What words are commonly confused with "SVP"?
"SVP" is commonly confused with "SZ", "SW", "sy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "SVP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "SVP" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "SVP" come from?
"SVP" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "SVP", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

SGB#13,939XXL#13,986ops#13,907Joy#13,869

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list