UDP

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The verdict

“UDP” is uncommon German (frequency #92,337 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,337
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für User Datagram Protocol, ein Netzwerkprotokoll

Key facts for UDP
PropertyValue
HeadwordUDP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#92,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “UDP” 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). UDP lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

UDP is uncommon German at frequency #92,337 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abkürzung für User Datagram Protocol, ein Netzwerkprotokoll".

No misspelling variants are generated for UDP in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is UDP, spelled U-D-P.

Definition

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    Abkürzung für User Datagram Protocol, ein Netzwerkprotokoll

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 "UDP"?
"UDP" is spelled U-D-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "UDP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "UDP" means: Abkürzung für User Datagram Protocol, ein Netzwerkprotokoll
How do you pronounce "UDP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "UDP" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "UDP" come from?
"UDP" 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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Using “UDP”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-D-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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