DLF

abbrev

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The verdict

“DLF” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #31,000) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#31,000
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deutschlandfunk

Corpus desk

Index DE-dlf · DLF · German

DLF · rank #31,000 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,000
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dialogs

Nearest frequency peer: Dialogs (-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 „DLF“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „DLF“ 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).

DLF vs du
0% similar
DLF vs do
0% similar
DLF vs dm
0% similar

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

Key facts for DLF
PropertyValue
HeadwordDLF
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#31,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „DLF“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dialogs“ (#30,999), „dokumentierte“ (#31,001), „Dialogen“ (#30,998). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DLF“ bei #31,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for DLF is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "do", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #31,000 among 2,764 “D” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for DLF, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "do", "dm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is DLF, spelled D-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deutschlandfunk
  2. 2
    Diagnostischer Lesetest zur Frühdiagnose
  3. 3
    Deutsche Latex-Forschungsgemeinschaft Kondome e. V.
  4. 4
    Demokratische Linke Front

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ab sofort startet das Format als eigenständiger Podcast in der Dlf Audiothek App.“

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 "DLF"?
"DLF" is spelled D-L-F.
What does "DLF" mean?
As an abbreviation, "DLF" means: Deutschlandfunk
What words are commonly confused with "DLF"?
"DLF" is commonly confused with "du", "do", "dm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "DLF" come from?
"DLF" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dai#30,992cho#30,984BHs#30,959Goa#31,080

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list