# Datums vs drums

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Datums
*noun · IPA [ˈdaːtʊms] · frequency rank #37,443*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Datum

### drums
*verb · IPA [dɹʌmz] · frequency rank #31,006*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drum

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