# Decke vs Dreck

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Decke
*noun · IPA [ˈdɛkə] · frequency rank #3,513*
geschlossene Oberfläche

### Dreck
*noun · IPA [dʁɛk] · frequency rank #4,110*
Schmutz, unerwünschte Substanz

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