# UA vs UV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### UA
*noun · frequency rank #20,251*
Initialism of unauthorized absence.

### UV
*adjective · frequency rank #12,525*
Abbreviation of ultraviolet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ua-vs-uv