# DNA vs Ds

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### DNA
*noun · IPA [ˌdeːʔɛnˈʔaː] · frequency rank #5,817*
Desoxyribonukleinsäure, DNS

### Ds
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #11,032*
chemisches Symbol für Darmstadtium

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