# GDR vs GPS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GDR
*name · frequency rank #31,189*
Initialism of German Democratic Republic (“former state, 1949–1990”).

### GPS
*name · IPA /d͡ʒiˈpi.es/ · frequency rank #6,790*
Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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