Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iv

/ˌaɪ ˈviː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: iv
IPA: /ˌaɪ ˈviː/

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abbreviation of intravenous.

noun

Initialism of intravenous injection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of initialization vector.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of instrumental variable.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of immigrant visa.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of iodine value

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

IVs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

i.v.

Synonyms

four 4 intravenous feeding tetrad quatern quaternion quaternary quaternity quartet quadruplet foursome little joe

Questions

How do you pronounce iv?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ ˈviː/.
What does iv mean?: Abbreviation of intravenous.

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