# CDU vs coup

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### coup
*noun · IPA [ku] · frequency rank #16,671*
Treffen, Anschlag, Hieb, Schlag, Streich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cdu-vs-coup