C3

/[t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯]/ noun

Letters

2 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,488

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

C3 is aGermannoun. It means: Abkürzung für die Mehrfachbedingungsüberdeckung Pronounced [t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯]. Often confused with cm and CD.

Key facts for C3
PropertyValue
HeadwordC3
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯]
Letters2
Frequency rank#25,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of C3 in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for C3 is 2 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,488 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abkürzung für die Mehrfachbedingungsüberdeckung".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for C3 in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cm", "CD", "Ch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is C3, spelled C-3, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für die Mehrfachbedingungsüberdeckung

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #25,488 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "C3"?
"C3" is spelled C-3. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯].
What does "C3" mean?
As a noun, "C3" means: Abkürzung für die Mehrfachbedingungsüberdeckung
What words are commonly confused with "C3"?
"C3" is commonly confused with "cm", "CD", "Ch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "C3"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "C3" is [t͡seːˈdʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "C3" come from?
"C3" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.