LDL

[ɛldeˈʔɛl]

/[ɛldeˈʔɛl]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“LDL” is uncommon German (frequency #67,440 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,440
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lipoprotein von niederer Dichte (Low Density Lipoprotein)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ldl · LDL · German

LDL · rank #67,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,440
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensbaum

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensbaum (+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 „LDL“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for LDL
PropertyValue
HeadwordLDL
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ɛldeˈʔɛl]
Letters3
Frequency rank#67,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „LDL“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).LDLfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lebensbaum“ (#67,441), „laugh“ (#67,438), „Leberzirrhose“ (#67,442). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „LDL“ bei #67,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

LDL is uncommon German at frequency #67,440 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ɛldeˈʔɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lipoprotein von niederer Dichte (Low Density Lipoprotein)".

LDL doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is LDL, spelled L-D-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lipoprotein von niederer Dichte (Low Density Lipoprotein)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entgegen der landläufigen Meinung senkt Knoblauch nicht den Spiegel des „bösen“ LDL-Cholesterins (Low Density Lipoprotein), das mitverantwortlich für die Entstehung von Arteriosklerose und Herzkrankheiten ist.
  2. Bei manchen erhöht sich tatsächlich nach einer Eier-Speise das als schädlich geltende LDL-Cholesterin im Blut – allerdings so minimal, dass Mediziner diesem Effekt keine Bedeutung beimessen.

Antonyms

HDL

This word in other languages

LDL(English)LDL(Français)

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 "LDL"?
"LDL" is spelled L-D-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛldeˈʔɛl].
What does "LDL" mean?
As an abbreviation, "LDL" means: Lipoprotein von niederer Dichte (Low Density Lipoprotein)
How do you pronounce "LDL"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "LDL" is [ɛldeˈʔɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "LDL" come from?
"LDL" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kuk#67,412KGV#67,383mud#67,530nef#67,550

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list