rsvp
French, verb
rsvp is spelled R-S-V-P (4 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 122,418th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rsvp is a French verb meaning “Please reply” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, RSVP is a different word: “initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît”.
What does rsvp mean in English?
verb
- 1
Please reply
phrase
- 1
initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît
- 2
initialism of réservez s'il vous plaît
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Répondez s’il vous plaît. 2. Type de protocole réseau.
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 rsvp
- R.S.V.P. alternative
- R. S. V. P. alternative
- rsvp alternative
- r.s.v.p. alternative
- r. s. v. p. alternative
- RSVP alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is rsvp in French?
rsvp appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).