# UV vs UW

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### UW
*noun · IPA /ˌjuˈdʌb/ · frequency rank #21,693*
Initialism of underwriter.

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