uve

[ˈuβ̞e]

/[ˈuβ̞e]/ noun

The verdict

“uve” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,725 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,725
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de la letra v.

Corpus desk

Index ES-uve · uve · Spanish

uve · rank #62,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,725
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH utilicemos

Nearest frequency peer: utilicemos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “uve”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “uve” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uve
PropertyValue
Headworduve
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuβ̞e]
Letters3
Frequency rank#62,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “uve” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.uvecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “utilicemos” (#62,724), “velados” (#62,728), “venéreas” (#62,729). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “uve” va en #62,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uve is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,725 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuβ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de la letra v.".

uve has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is uve, spelled U-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de la letra v.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uve"?
"uve" is spelled U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuβ̞e].
What does "uve" mean?
As a noun, "uve" means: Nombre de la letra v.
How do you pronounce "uve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uve" is [ˈuβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uve" come from?
"uve" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list