# cal vs CDU

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cal
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #25,938*
Kalorie, Gramm-Kalorie

### CDU
*abbrev · IPA [tseːdeːˈʔuː] · frequency rank #614*
Christlich Demokratische Union [Deutschlands]

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cal-vs-cdu