# CID vs cold

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### CID
*abbrev · frequency rank #45,832*
(britisch) Criminal Investigation Department

### cold
*adjective · IPA [kəʊld] · frequency rank #18,848*
kalt

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