UVP

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The verdict

“UVP” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #42,218) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#42,218
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung(en)

Corpus desk

Index DE-uvp · UVP · German

UVP · rank #42,218 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,218
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Utopien

Nearest frequency peer: Utopien (-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 „UVP“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „UVP“ 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).

UVP vs Uwe
33% similar
UVP vs UWG
33% similar
UVP vs video
0% similar

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

Key facts for UVP
PropertyValue
HeadwordUVP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#42,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „UVP“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Utopien“ (#42,217), „verarbeitenden“ (#42,219), „verarbeiteten“ (#42,220). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „UVP“ bei #42,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for UVP is neighbouring look-alikes ("Uwe", "UWG", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #42,218 among 2,159 “U” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for UVP in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Uwe", "UWG", "video", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is UVP, spelled U-V-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung(en)
  2. 2
    Unfallvertrauensperson
  3. 3
    unverbindliche Preisempfehlung

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 "UVP"?
"UVP" is spelled U-V-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "UVP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "UVP" means: Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung(en)
What words are commonly confused with "UVP"?
"UVP" is commonly confused with "Uwe", "UWG", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "UVP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "UVP" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "UVP" come from?
"UVP" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wok#42,270STK#42,155ZiB#42,282aah#42,306

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list