sov
noun
sov is spelled S-O-V: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sov means “Pound sterling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sov is sovs.
How many letters and syllables are in sov?
| Letters | 3: S-O-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 sov?
Sov appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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).
Forms of sov
- sovs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sov mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangPound sterling.
That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.
- 2
UKslangA sovereign (former gold coin).
- 3
slangA sovereign citizen.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of subject–object–verb [word order]: Of a language, employing a system of syntax in which a typical sentence contains a subject, followed by the object, followed by the verb.
- 2
Initialism of shot-on-video.
noun
- 1
Initialism of single occupancy vehicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sov come from?
Shortened from sovereign.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).