CDs

[t͡seːˈdeːs]

/[t͡seːˈdeːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“CDs” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,997) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,997
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs CD

Corpus desk

Index DE-cds · CDs · German

CDs · rank #8,997 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,997
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH car

Nearest frequency peer: car (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „CDs“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „CDs“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

CDs vs cm
0% similar
CDs vs Ch
33% similar
CDs vs cl
0% similar

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

Key facts for CDs
PropertyValue
HeadwordCDs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡seːˈdeːs]
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „CDs“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).CDsliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „car“ (#8,996), „Chefs“ (#8,998), „bond“ (#8,995). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „CDs“ bei #8,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for CDs is neighbouring look-alikes ("cm", "Ch", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [t͡seːˈdeːs]. Frequency #8,997 among 1,273 “C” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for CDs, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cm", "Ch", "cl", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is CDs, spelled C-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs CD
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs CD
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs CD
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs CD

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 "CDs"?
"CDs" is spelled C-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡seːˈdeːs].
What does "CDs" mean?
As a noun, "CDs" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs CD
What words are commonly confused with "CDs"?
"CDs" is commonly confused with "cm", "Ch", "cl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "CDs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CDs" is [t͡seːˈdeːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "CDs" come from?
"CDs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

car#8,996arg#8,984GPS#9,037LAN#8,904

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list