wuv
/wʌv/noun, verb
wuv is spelled W-U-V: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wuv means “Alternative form of love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wuv?
| Letters | 3: W-U-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 wuv?
Wuv appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 wuv?
- /wʌv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-wuv.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wuv
- wuvz present, singular, he/she/it
- wuvs present, singular, he/she/it
- wuving participle, present
- wuvd participle, past
- wuved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wuv mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of love.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of love.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wuv come from?
From a humorous mispronunciation of love, mimicking the speech of a young child. Reinforced by the comic portrayal of a speech impediment of the elderly clergyman in the influential book and film The Princess Bride.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).