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CD

German, noun/tseˈdeː/

CD is spelled C-D (2 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,718th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). CD is a German feminine noun meaning “CD (compact disc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does CD mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineCD (compact disc)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Compact Disc

abbreviation: 1. Einheitenzeichen für Candela; SI-Basiseinheit der Lichtstärke

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of CD

  • CDs plural
  • CD's plural proscribed

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce CD?

  • /tseˈdeː/
  • [t͡seːˈdeː]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to CD

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is CD in German?

CD appears 30 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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