DTM

abbrev

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The verdict

“DTM” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,895) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,895
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deutsche Texte des Mittelalters

Corpus desk

Index DE-dtm · DTM · German

DTM · rank #23,895 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,895
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drogenhandel

Nearest frequency peer: Drogenhandel (-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 „DTM“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „DTM“ 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).

DTM vs du
0% similar
DTM vs DW
33% similar
DTM vs dz
0% similar

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

Key facts for DTM
PropertyValue
HeadwordDTM
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#23,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „DTM“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Drogenhandel“ (#23,894), „dummerweise“ (#23,896), „dress“ (#23,893). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „DTM“ bei #23,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for DTM is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "DW", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #23,895 among 2,764 “D” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for DTM, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "DW", "dz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is DTM, spelled D-T-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deutsche Texte des Mittelalters
  2. 2
    Deutsche Tourenwagen-Masters, Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft
  3. 3
    Deutschland Tourismus Marketing

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er hatte sich Karten für ein Rennen der DTM gekauft.

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 "DTM"?
"DTM" is spelled D-T-M.
What does "DTM" mean?
As an abbreviation, "DTM" means: Deutsche Texte des Mittelalters
What words are commonly confused with "DTM"?
"DTM" is commonly confused with "du", "DW", "dz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "DTM" come from?
"DTM" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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 "DTM", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Erz#23,924ars#23,830KIA#24,015vis#23,775

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list