Which to use
“deg” and “drug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,522
- “deg” frequency rank
- #38,692
- “drug” frequency rank
- 72214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deg | drug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs degt | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs drag |
Where the eye mixes deg and drug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. deg runs 3 letters (CVC) against drug's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deg and drug
A purely visual mix-up. deg ([dɛk]) and drug ([dɹʌɡ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deg is recorded at frequency rank #33,522, classified as averb, pronounced [dɛk]. drug is at rank #38,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɹʌɡ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72214, this pair ranks #394,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deg vs drug
Shared letters: dg. Private to "deg": e. Private to "drug": ru.
"deg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "drug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drug ← ddrug · drgu · drrug · drugg · durg · rdug
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deg" and "drug" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deg" vs "drug" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deg" and "drug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deg" and "drug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drug vs duc". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #394,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.