# TV

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtiːˈviː/ · frequency rank #644

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of television.
2. Initialism of tricuspid valve.
3. Initialism of tidal volume.
4. Initialism of tax value.
5. Initialism of Taylor's Version.
6. Abbreviation of transvestite.

## Etymology
Abbreviation, from television.

## Easily confused with
- **TX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-tx)
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-ty)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-two)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-twa)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-tye)
- **twp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-twp)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tv-vs-tyr)
- **t** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/t-vs-tv)
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/to-vs-tv)
- **te** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/te-vs-tv)
- **TA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ta-vs-tv)
- **TL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tl-vs-tv)
- **TD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/td-vs-tv)
- **ti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ti-vs-tv)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tu-vs-tv)
- **TB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tb-vs-tv)
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tn-vs-tv)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ts-vs-tv)
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tm-vs-tv)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tt-vs-tv)

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