IVG
French, noun/i.ve.ʒe/
IVG is spelled I-V-G (3 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written French, the 14,875th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). IVG is a French feminine noun meaning “initialism of interruption volontaire de grossesse, an induced abortion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avortement provoqué de manière médicale et assistée”.
What does IVG mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialism of interruption volontaire de grossesse, an induced abortion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Avortement provoqué de manière médicale et assistée. 2. Inaptitude du ventricule gauche à assurer un débit circulatoire suffisant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of IVG
- I.V.G.
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce IVG?
- /i.ve.ʒe/
- \i ve ʒe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to IVG
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is IVG in French?
IVG appears 3.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).