DDR

[ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]

/[ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]/ name

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The verdict

“DDR” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,350) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,350
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzwort für Deutsche Demokratische Republik

Corpus desk

Index DE-ddr · DDR · German

DDR · rank #1,350 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,350
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dahin

Nearest frequency peer: dahin (-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 „DDR“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „DDR“ 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).

DDR vs du
0% similar
DDR vs de
0% similar
DDR vs do
0% similar

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

Key facts for DDR
PropertyValue
HeadwordDDR
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „DDR“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.DDRliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dahin“ (#1,349), „Ding“ (#1,351), „CSU“ (#1,348). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DDR“ bei #1,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for DDR is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "de", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]. Frequency #1,350 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Kurzwort für Deutsche Demokratische Republik".

DDR has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "de", "do", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 DDR, spelled D-D-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzwort für Deutsche Demokratische Republik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Berlin war die Hauptstadt der DDR.
  2. „Angeblich waren die Wiedervereinigung und der Niedergang der DDR durch Weingenuss beschleunigt worden.“

Antonyms

BRD

This word in other languages

GDR(English)RDA(Français)

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 "DDR"?
"DDR" is spelled D-D-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ].
What does "DDR" mean?
As a proper noun, "DDR" means: Kurzwort für Deutsche Demokratische Republik
What words are commonly confused with "DDR"?
"DDR" is commonly confused with "du", "de", "do". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "DDR"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "DDR" is [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "DDR" come from?
"DDR" 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 "DDR", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

CSU#1,348See#1,372Tor#1,373FDP#1,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list