GDR
\ʒe.de.ɛʁ\
The verdict
“GDR” is uncommon French (frequency #74,828 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,828
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Groupe de la Gauche démocrate et républicaine, groupe parlementaire français à l’Assemblée nationale regroupant des représentant·es du Parti communiste français ainsi que d’autres partis de gauche ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | GDR |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʒe.de.ɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #74,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “GDR” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
GDR is uncommon French at frequency #74,828 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʒe.de.ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Groupe de la Gauche démocrate et républicaine, groupe parlementaire français à l’Assemblée nationale regroupant des représentant·es du Parti communiste français ainsi que d’autres partis de gauche ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for GDR in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is GDR, spelled G-D-R.
Definition
- 1Groupe de la Gauche démocrate et républicaine, groupe parlementaire français à l’Assemblée nationale regroupant des représentant·es du Parti communiste français ainsi que d’autres partis de gauche ayant des bases en Outre-mer.
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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Using “GDR”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-D-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.