vav
noun
vav is spelled V-A-V: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vav means “The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vav is vavs.
How many letters and syllables are in vav?
| Letters | 3: V-A-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 vav?
Vav appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 vav
- vavs plural
- waw
- vau
- vov
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vav mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.
- 2
Alternative form of vaav (“stepwell”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vav in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Hebrew letter:
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 vav come from?
Hebrew וי״ו (vav). Doublet of wau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).