GPU

/[ɡeːpeːˈʔuː]/ abbrev

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,372

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

GPU is anGermanabbrev. It means: Anwendung auf Basis eines P2P-Protokolls Pronounced [ɡeːpeːˈʔuː]. Often confused with gs and GV.

Key facts for GPU
PropertyValue
HeadwordGPU
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ɡeːpeːˈʔuː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#36,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of GPU in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for GPU is 3 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡeːpeːˈʔuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,372 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for GPU in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gs", "GV", "gz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is GPU, spelled G-P-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anwendung auf Basis eines P2P-Protokolls
  2. 2
    Prozessor einer Grafikkarte
  3. 3
    Geheimpolizei in der Sowjetunion

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #36,372 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "GPU"?
"GPU" is spelled G-P-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeːpeːˈʔuː].
What does "GPU" mean?
As an abbrev, "GPU" means: Anwendung auf Basis eines P2P-Protokolls
What words are commonly confused with "GPU"?
"GPU" is commonly confused with "gs", "GV", "gz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "GPU"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "GPU" is [ɡeːpeːˈʔuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "GPU" come from?
"GPU" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.