Love or luv?
love is a noun meaning “A deep caring for the existence of another”; luv is a verb meaning “Alternative form of love”. They sound the same (/ˈlʌv/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) love is about 537 times as common as luv.
What is the difference between love and luv?
| love | luv | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | verb |
| Meaning | A deep caring for the existence of another A profound and caring affection towards someone To have a strong affection for (someone or something) | Alternative form of love |
| Example | A mother’s love is not easily shaken | i luv you |
| Forms | loves | luvz, luvs, luving, luvving, luvd, luved |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlʌv/ [ˈlʌv] /ˈlɐv/ | /lʌv/ |
| In writing | 661 times per million words | 1.2 times per million words |
Sources: love and luv in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of love and luv
love
- 1
A deep caring for the existence of another
- 2
To have a strong affection for (someone or something)
I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song!
- 3
Zero, no score
So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova
- 4
Alternative form of lofe (“to praise, sell”)
- 5
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L
- 6
A profound and caring affection towards someone
A mother’s love is not easily shaken
- 7
To need, thrive on
Mold loves moist, dark places
- 8
Nothing; no recompense
luv
- 1
Alternative form of love
i luv you
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, love or luv?
love appears 661 times per million words; luv 1.2 times per million words.
love 661 times per million wordsluv 1.2 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search love vs luv?
“love vs luv” is searched about 210 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“luv vs love”, “love or luv”).
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