SVO
adjective, noun
SVO is spelled S-V-O: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, SVO means “Initialism of subject–verb–object [word order]: employing a system of syntax where the subject of a sentence precedes the verb, which is then…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in SVO?
| Letters | 3: S-V-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 SVO?
SVO appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 SVO
- SVOs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does SVO mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Initialism of subject–verb–object [word order]: employing a system of syntax where the subject of a sentence precedes the verb, which is then followed by the object.
English is an SVO language.
noun
- 1
Initialism of special military operation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
SVO in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | SVO, SPO |
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 SVO come from?
Initialism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).