# dark vs DRK

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dark
*noun · IPA [daːk] · frequency rank #6,646*
die Tageszeit mit Dunkelheit, Finsternis

### DRK
*noun · IPA [deʔɛʁˈkaː] · frequency rank #13,124*
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

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