R.S.V.P.
\ɛ.ʁ‿ɛs.ve.pe\
The verdict
“R.S.V.P.” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Répondez s’il vous plaît.
Corpus desk
Index FR-r-s-v-p · R.S.V.P. · French
R.S.V.P. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | R.S.V.P. |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ɛ.ʁ‿ɛs.ve.pe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « R.S.V.P. » en français
Rare enough to double-check
R.S.V.P. is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ɛ.ʁ‿ɛs.ve.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Répondez s’il vous plaît.".
No misspelling variants are generated for R.S.V.P. in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is R.S.V.P., spelled R-.-S-.-V-.-P-..
Definition
- 1Répondez s’il vous plaît.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.