priv
/pɹɪv/noun, adjective
priv is spelled P-R-I-V: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, priv means “Clipping of privilege” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of priv is privs.
How many letters and syllables are in priv?
| Letters | 4: P-R-I-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is priv?
Priv appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 priv?
- /pɹɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of priv
- privs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priv mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of privilege.
Do you have admin privs on the server?
- 2
A private account.
adjective
- 1
Clipping of private.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).