DHCP

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The verdict

“DHCP” is uncommon German (frequency #75,527 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,527
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Corpus desk

Index DE-dhcp · DHCP · German

DHCP · rank #75,527 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,527
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dezernent

Nearest frequency peer: Dezernent (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „DHCP“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „DHCP“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for DHCP
PropertyValue
HeadwordDHCP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „DHCP“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.DHCPfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dezernent“ (#75,526), „dichtgemacht“ (#75,528), „Determinismus“ (#75,525). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DHCP“ bei #75,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

DHCP is uncommon German at frequency #75,527 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abkürzung für Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol".

DHCP has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is DHCP, spelled D-H-C-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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 "DHCP"?
"DHCP" is spelled D-H-C-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "DHCP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "DHCP" means: Abkürzung für Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
How do you pronounce "DHCP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "DHCP" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "DHCP" come from?
"DHCP" 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 "DHCP", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list