# NSFW

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #12,818

## Definitions
1. Initialism of not safe for work; i.e., containing inappropriate or adult content (e.g. pornography or profanity) that may be unsuitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work.

## Easily confused with
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nsfw-vs-nsw)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/new-vs-nsfw)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/now-vs-nsfw)
- **NFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nfl-vs-nsfw)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nsa-vs-nsfw)
- **NFC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nfc-vs-nsfw)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naw-vs-nsfw)
- **NSF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nsf-vs-nsfw)
- **NSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nsc-vs-nsfw)
- **NFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nfs-vs-nsfw)
- **Neff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neff-vs-nsfw)

## Common misspellings (7)
`nfsw`, `nnsfw`, `nsffw`, `nsfww`, `nssfw`, `nswf`, `snfw`

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