BDM

[beːdeːˈʔɛm]

/[beːdeːˈʔɛm]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“BDM” is uncommon German (frequency #72,204 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,204
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bund Deutscher Mädel

Corpus desk

Index DE-bdm · BDM · German

BDM · rank #72,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,204
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BBk

Nearest frequency peer: BBk (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „BDM“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „BDM“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for BDM
PropertyValue
HeadwordBDM
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[beːdeːˈʔɛm]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „BDM“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).BDMfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „BBk“ (#72,203), „Beamtenverhältnis“ (#72,205), „Baustoffen“ (#72,202). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „BDM“ bei #72,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BDM is uncommon German at frequency #72,204 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [beːdeːˈʔɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for BDM, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is BDM, spelled B-D-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bund Deutscher Mädel
  2. 2
    Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how BDM appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zur Zeit des Dritten Reiches waren viele Mädchen im BDM.
  2. „Dabei war er es, der meine Mutter zwang, uns zum Dienst zu schicken, mich ins Jungvolk und Henriette in den BDM.“

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 "BDM"?
"BDM" is spelled B-D-M. The IPA pronunciation is [beːdeːˈʔɛm].
What does "BDM" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BDM" means: Bund Deutscher Mädel
How do you pronounce "BDM"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BDM" is [beːdeːˈʔɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BDM" come from?
"BDM" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "BDM", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BBk#72,203BGL#72,233apu#72,155cla#72,275

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list