SDR

abbrev

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The verdict

“SDR” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,305 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#77,305
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Key facts for SDR
PropertyValue
HeadwordSDR
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#77,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “SDR” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). SDR lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for SDR is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation. Corpus data places it at rank #77,305 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

SDR doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is SDR, spelled S-D-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Süddeutscher Rundfunk
  2. 2
    Schutzverein Deutscher Rheder

Antonyms

BRDWhrMDRNDRNWDRORBRBrbbSFBSRSWFSWRWDR

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 "SDR"?
"SDR" is spelled S-D-R.
What does "SDR" mean?
As an abbreviation, "SDR" means: Süddeutscher Rundfunk
What language does "SDR" come from?
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Using “SDR”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-D-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list