# HIV

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/ · frequency rank #5,421

## Definitions
1. Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.
2. Initialism of header isolation valve.
3. Initialism of helium isolation valve.
4. Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve.

## Easily confused with
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-ho)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hp)
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hm)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hu)
- **HK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hk)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hv)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hn)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hop)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-huh)
- **hmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hmm)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hub)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hon)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hum)
- **hog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hog)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hiv