ADSL

[aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl]

/[aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“ADSL” is uncommon German (frequency #91,246 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,246
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine breitbandige digitale Verbindung über das Telefonnetz

Key facts for ADSL
PropertyValue
HeadwordADSL
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ADSL” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ADSL lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ADSL is uncommon German at frequency #91,246 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine breitbandige digitale Verbindung über das Telefonnetz".

Zero misspellings are on record for ADSL in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ADSL, spelled A-D-S-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine breitbandige digitale Verbindung über das Telefonnetz

This word in other languages

ADSL(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ADSL"?
"ADSL" is spelled A-D-S-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl].
What does "ADSL" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ADSL" means: eine breitbandige digitale Verbindung über das Telefonnetz
How do you pronounce "ADSL"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ADSL" is [aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ADSL" come from?
"ADSL" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ADSL”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-D-S-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aːdeːʔɛsˈɛl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list