DGB

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The verdict

“DGB” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #13,799) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#13,799
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

Corpus desk

Index DE-dgb · DGB · German

DGB · rank #13,799 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,799
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dates

Nearest frequency peer: Dates (-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 „DGB“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „DGB“ 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).

DGB vs du
0% similar
DGB vs do
0% similar
DGB vs dm
0% similar

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

Key facts for DGB
PropertyValue
HeadwordDGB
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#13,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „DGB“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dates“ (#13,798), „eineinhalb“ (#13,800), „eingelassen“ (#13,801). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DGB“ bei #13,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for DGB is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "do", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #13,799 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Abkürzung für Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund".

Zero misspellings are on record for DGB in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "do", "dm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is DGB, spelled D-G-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie ist Mitglied im DGB.

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 "DGB"?
"DGB" is spelled D-G-B. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "DGB" mean?
As an abbreviation, "DGB" means: Abkürzung für Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
What words are commonly confused with "DGB"?
"DGB" is commonly confused with "du", "do", "dm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "DGB"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "DGB" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "DGB" come from?
"DGB" 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 "DGB", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

BVG#13,791Joy#13,869ops#13,907MP3#13,661

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list