DLR

[deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ]

/[deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“DLR” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #27,685) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#27,685
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

Corpus desk

Index DE-dlr · DLR · German

DLR · rank #27,685 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,685
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dix

Nearest frequency peer: dix (-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 „DLR“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „DLR“ 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).

DLR vs du
0% similar
DLR vs do
0% similar
DLR vs dm
0% similar

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

Key facts for DLR
PropertyValue
HeadwordDLR
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#27,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „DLR“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dix“ (#27,684), „Diversität“ (#27,683), „Dschihad“ (#27,687). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DLR“ bei #27,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for DLR is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "do", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ]. Frequency #27,685 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.".

DLR doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is DLR, spelled D-L-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das DLR hat 7.400 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter.
  2. „Wissenschaftler der Bereiche Medizin, Aeroakustik, Flugmechanik, Flugführung, Lärmphysik, Atmosphärenphysik und Verkehrsforschung aus insgesamt acht Einrichtungen des DLR arbeiten in koordinierter Weise an den nachfolgend mit ihren Zielsetzungen skizzierten Hauptarbeitspaketen zusammen unter der Projektleitung von Dr. Ullrich Isermann vom DLR Institut fü…

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 "DLR"?
"DLR" is spelled D-L-R. The IPA pronunciation is [deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ].
What does "DLR" mean?
As an abbreviation, "DLR" means: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
What words are commonly confused with "DLR"?
"DLR" 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 "DLR"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "DLR" is [deːʔɛlˈʔɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "DLR" come from?
"DLR" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dix#27,684ERN#27,708GbR#27,733IoT#27,790

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list