PVT

noun

The verdict

“PVT” is uncommon French (frequency #54,819 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,819
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Possibilité donnée aux jeunes de passer des vacances dans un pays étranger en ayant le droit d’y travailler.

Key facts for PVT
PropertyValue
HeadwordPVT
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “PVT” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). PVT lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

PVT is uncommon French at frequency #54,819 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possibilité donnée aux jeunes de passer des vacances dans un pays étranger en ayant le droit d’y travailler.".

No misspelling variants are generated for PVT in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is PVT, spelled P-V-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Possibilité donnée aux jeunes de passer des vacances dans un pays étranger en ayant le droit d’y travailler.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "PVT"?
"PVT" is spelled P-V-T.
What does "PVT" mean?
As a noun, "PVT" means: Possibilité donnée aux jeunes de passer des vacances dans un pays étranger en ayant le droit d’y travailler.
What language does "PVT" come from?
"PVT" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “PVT”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-V-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list