CCC

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The verdict

“CCC” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #24,668) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#24,668
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Codex Carolina Criminalis — ein zur Zeit Karl des Großen entstandenes Strafgesetzbuch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

CCC vs cm
0% similar
CCC vs CD
33% similar
CCC vs Ch
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for CCC
PropertyValue
HeadwordCCC
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#24,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “CCC” 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). CCC lands here:

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

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

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for CCC is neighbouring look-alikes ("cm", "CD", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #24,668 among 20,081 “C” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

CCC has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cm", "CD", "Ch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is CCC, spelled C-C-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Codex Carolina Criminalis — ein zur Zeit Karl des Großen entstandenes Strafgesetzbuch
  2. 2
    Chaos Computer Club — ein deutscher Verein, der sich mit Computersicherheit beschäftigt
  3. 3
    Chaos Computer Club — ein deutscher Verein, der sich mit Computersicherheit beschäftigt
  4. 4
    Chaos Computer Club — ein deutscher Verein, der sich mit Computersicherheit beschäftigt
  5. 5
    Chlorcholinchlorid — ein Wachstumsregulator im Getreidebau

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 "CCC"?
"CCC" is spelled C-C-C. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "CCC" mean?
As an abbreviation, "CCC" means: Codex Carolina Criminalis — ein zur Zeit Karl des Großen entstandenes Strafgesetzbuch
What words are commonly confused with "CCC"?
"CCC" 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 "CCC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CCC" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CCC" come from?
"CCC" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “CCC”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-C-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cm” - see the side-by-side comparison. CCC vs cm
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Words at a similar German frequency

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list