# CD vs CDU

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### CD
*abbrev · IPA [t͡seːˈdeː] · frequency rank #2,706*
Compact Disc

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cd-vs-cdu