# darf vs derb

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### darf
*verb · IPA [daʁf] · frequency rank #293*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen

### derb
*adjective · IPA [dɛʁp] · frequency rank #42,415*
unverdorben, kräftig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/darf-vs-derb