DDR
\ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ\
The verdict
“DDR” is uncommon French (frequency #59,212 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,212
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - RDA (République démocratique allemande).
Corpus desk
Index FR-ddr · DDR · French
DDR · rank #59,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,212
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH DCE
Nearest frequency peer: DCE (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « DDR »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- césium
césium
40,793 corpus weight
- côtelettes
côtelettes
40,792 corpus weight
- DCE
DCE
40,790 corpus weight
- DDR
DDR
40,789 corpus weight
- democratic
democratic
40,788 corpus weight
- DesRochers
DesRochers
40,785 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « DDR » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | DDR |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #59,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « DDR » en français
Rare enough to double-check
DDR is uncommon French at frequency #59,212 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "RDA (République démocratique allemande).".
Zero misspellings are on record for DDR in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is DDR, spelled D-D-R.
Definition
- 1RDA (République démocratique allemande).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how DDR appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hauptstadt der DDR. — Capitale de la RDA.
Heidelore Rutz wurde in der DDR inhaftiert, weil sie für ihre Ausreise demonstrierte. Die BRD kaufte sie frei.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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