CV
noun, adjective
CV is spelled C-V: 2 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, CV means “Initialism of curriculum vitae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of CV is CVs or cvs..
How many letters and syllables are in CV?
| Letters | 2: C-V |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is CV?
CV appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce CV?
CV has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of CV
- CVs plural
- C.V.
- C. V.
- cvs. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does CV mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of curriculum vitae.
- 2
Initialism of combat vehicle.
- 3
Initialism of construction vessel
- 4
Initialism of container vessel; a container ship
- 5
Initialism of commercial vehicle
- 6
Abbreviation of cellevision.
- 7
Initialism of catalog value.
- 8
Initialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
adjective
- 1
Initialism of cardiovascular.
CV disease; CV risk
- 2
Initialism of costovertebral.
CV angle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
CV in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does CV come from?
Abbreviation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).